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Eight Acre Wood

8 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.17988, 0.10421

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 386m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers)Walking route2.8 km

A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney

Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers)Walking route3.7 km

A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook

Named routeLength 3.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Spring Lanepublic footpath · 92 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Footpathpublic footpath · 143 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Grantchester Meadows cyclewaypublic footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

121 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A long view from Grantchester

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A long view from Grantchester

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🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park3.3 km→🌱Jesus GreenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Hobson's ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park2 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park2 km→🦉SHEEP'S GREEN AND COE FENNature reserve2.1 km→

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