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GAMLINGAY

15 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.15224, -0.20909

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and House Sparrow
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Darter, Eupeodes luniger · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
Biggleswade Green WheelWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Park Lanepublic footpath · 420 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 420 mPath type: footway
Park Lanepublic footpath · 203 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 203 mPath type: residential
Park Lanepublic footpath · 669 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 669 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 8Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route HDC 9iCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 9iiiCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gamlingay Heath: Onion Barn

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gamlingay Heath: Onion Barn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Henry Smith Playing FieldsUrban park2.7 km→🌱The HollowUrban park3.2 km→⚽Henry Smith Playing FieldsPlaying field2.7 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦THE HAZELLSHistoric site4.1 km→