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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.13167, -0.00166

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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
  • ✦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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wild Basil, Knapweed Broomrape, Harebell +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wild Basil, Knapweed Broomrape, Harebell +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Lesser Calamint, Wild Thyme, Hawthorn +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers)Walking route2.8 km

A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney

Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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
RSPB Fowlmere Nature TrailWalking route

Nature trail around RSPB Fowlmere

Named routeLocal 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
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greenwich Meridian stone, Orwell

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Greenwich Meridian stone, Orwell

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Nearby places

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✦WIMPOLE HALLHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Wimpole EstateUrban park3.4 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park2.8 km→🐄Red pandasVisitor farm3.1 km→🐄AviariesVisitor farm3.1 km→🐄Capybaras & MarasVisitor farm3.2 km→

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