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Four Acre Covert

8 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.13481, -0.04242

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Hard Rush, Bristly Oxtongue +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Hard Rush, Bristly Oxtongue +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle, Walnut +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km

A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland

Named routeLength 20.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington WalkWalking route4.6 km

A walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 4.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington Longer WalkWalking route5.2 km

A longer walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Thrones 3 WalkWalking route5.8 km

A walk around the east and north east of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Car parking at Wimpole Hall

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Car parking at Wimpole Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wimpole EstateUrban park700 m→✦WIMPOLE HALLHistoric site800 m→✦Bi-focal deserted medieval settlement earthworksHistoric site800 m→🌱Walled GardenUrban park1 km→🌱Arrington Village GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱Village GardenUrban park1.3 km→

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