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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Cambridge Getting here
52.18733, 0.12676
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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 🛝 Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🛝 Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-belted Cleaver +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-belted Cleaver +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rowan's Walk Walking route 2.6 km ▾
Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks
Named route Length 2.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers) Walking route 2.8 km ▾
A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney
Named route Length 2.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers) Walking route 3.7 km ▾
A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook
Named route Length 3.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map New Bit public footpath · 301 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 301 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 125 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map SE Cambridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
81,740 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 81,740 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen · Mallard · Blackbird +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Teal Anas crecca Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Helina evecta · Trioza centranthi · Pea-leaf Weevil +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Helina evecta Helina evecta Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Red Dead-nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress · Shepherd's-purse · Common Whitlowgrass · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +3
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Cherry Prunus Primrose Primula vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 81,740 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen · Mallard · Blackbird +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Teal Anas crecca Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Helina evecta · Trioza centranthi · Pea-leaf Weevil +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Helina evecta Helina evecta Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Red Dead-nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress · Shepherd's-purse · Common Whitlowgrass · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +3
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Cherry Prunus Primrose Primula vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris
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