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✦ Historic site

Our Time Capsule

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.34211, 0.25251

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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: Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Four Lodes Trail at Wicken FenWalking route6.4 km▾

Grass paths following waterways. Made and unmade grass paths. Take care near waterways and ponds. Dogs welcome.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Via BeataWalking route▾

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Waypublic footpath · 824 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 824 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Fen Rivers Waypublic footpath · 1.7 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.7 kmSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

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23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Wicken Soham CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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 route107 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 11Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

About this historic site

Our Time Capsule 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

21 photos from nearby open sources

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River Cam washland

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Cam washland

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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
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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