Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Dernford Fen

10 ha

📷 Duncan Grey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.13185, 0.14985

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️overflow carpark 138m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — Vernal Shieldbug, Pine Ladybird, Adonis' Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route576 m
Named routeRef 11Length 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

America Farm

📷 Duncan Grey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

America Farm

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park3.9 km→✦Wandlebury Camp: a multivallate hillfort, earlier univallate hillfort, Iron Age cemetery and 17th century formal garden remainsHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Hobson's ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Magog DownUrban park3.2 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 28005a82-0073-4cce-9c29-dc4d11f9379e