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🌱 Urban park

Qua Fen Common

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

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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10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional 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
Thorn Streetpublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

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17 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 route68 m
Named routeRef 11Length 68 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Thorn Streetbyway open to all traffic · 336 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 336 mPath type: footway
Sayers Lake Drovebyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
Thrift Drovebyway open to all traffic · 731 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 731 mPath type: service
Bancroft Drovebyway open to all traffic · 712 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 712 mPath type: track

About this urban park

Qua Fen Common is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

17 photos from nearby open sources

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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