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Empty Common Allotments

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.19000, 0.12603

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Mallard +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cock's-foot, Perennial Rye-grass, Red Dead-nettle +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cock's-foot, Perennial Rye-grass, Red Dead-nettle +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, White Dead-nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

playground; Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 10 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
New Bitpublic footpath · 301 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

123 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 very neat plot - Empty Common Allotments

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A very neat plot - Empty Common Allotments

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🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park1.8 km→🌱Jesus GreenUrban park2.4 km→🦉SHEEP'S GREEN AND COE FENNature reserve1 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park1.2 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park1.2 km→🌱Coleridge Recreation GroundUrban park1.3 km→

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