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🌱 Urban park

Shortgrove Park

90 ha

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome90 ha

Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Lime Tree WalkWalking route
Named route
Kitchen Garden WalkWalking route
Named route
Temple WalkWalking route
Named route
Water Lanepublic footpath · 40 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mPath type: unclassified
Water Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: unclassified
Bromley Lanepublic footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 11Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route211 m
Named routeRef 11Length 211 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Whiteditch Lanebyway open to all traffic · 683 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 683 mPath type: residential

About this urban park

Shortgrove Park is a urban park covering 90 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Entrance to Shortgrove Park, Newport, Essex

Entrance to Shortgrove Park, Newport, Essex

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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