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Mutlow Hill

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.16598, 0.25993

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4 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Harcamlow Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Fleam Dykepublic footpath · 3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 kmPath type: footway
Fleam Dykepublic footpath · 1.9 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.9 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

About this historic site

Mutlow Hill is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Mutlow Hill: barrow and wind farm

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mutlow Hill: barrow and wind farm

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦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

1 nearby · Free · 443m

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ludlow GreenUrban park3 km→✦Fleam DykeHistoric site800 m→🌱Ludlow GreenUrban park3 km→✦Mutlow Hill tumulusHistoric site0 m→⛪Fulbourn United Reformed ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Worstead Street (Via Devana) near CambridgeHistoric site3.2 km→