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Gamlingay Wood

✦ Ancient woodland44 ha

📷 Tiger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

52.16498, -0.18570

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Great Willowherb, Cock's-foot +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Meadowsweet +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Conops vesicularis, Pea-leaf Weevil, Sitona suturalis +113 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Conops vesicularis, Pea-leaf Weevil, Sitona suturalis +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Weneslawe WalkWalking route12.8 km
Named routeLength 12.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Gray's Roadpublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

6 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
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
Route HDC 9iiCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iiLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ring ditch in Gamlingay Wood

📷 Tiger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ring ditch in Gamlingay Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Henry Smith Playing FieldsUrban park4.5 km→🌱The HollowUrban park5 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park1 km→✦HATLEY PARKHistoric site4 km→⚽Henry Smith Playing FieldsPlaying field4.5 km→

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