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East Fen Common

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.33358, 0.35029

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Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (through Ely)

Varies

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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9 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Soham Millennium Walk (Blue Route)Walking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Soham Millennium Walk (Red Route)Walking route1.8 km▾
Named routeLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
Soham Millennium Walk (Green Route)Walking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmLocal walking route
Wicken Fen Adventurers' Trail, Wicken FenWalking route4.4 km▾

A well-signed route along wide grassy paths (can be muddy). Take care near waterways and ponds. Dogs on leads welcome. Mobility parking and adapted toilets.

Named routeLength 4.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wicken Soham CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 11Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 11Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route107 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

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6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brook Streetbyway open to all traffic · 31 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 31 mPath type: residential
Blackberry Lanebyway open to all traffic · 335 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 335 mPath type: track
The Washbyway open to all traffic · 128 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 128 mPath type: track
Longmere Lanebyway open to all traffic · 461 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 461 mPath type: track
The Washbyway open to all traffic · 108 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 108 mPath type: track

About this urban park

East Fen Common is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Pond on East Fen Common, Soham

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond on East Fen Common, Soham

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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

Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 439m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→⛪Fordham Congregational ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Peter and St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🌱Isleham Recreation GroundUrban park4.1 km→✦Isleham priory: an alien Benedictine priory 100m west of St Andrew's ChurchHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Qua Fen CommonUrban park1.2 km→