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Gransden Wood

✦ Ancient woodland55 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome55 ha

Getting here

52.17754, -0.15566

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Waresley & Gransden Woods NR Car Park 302m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mycetophila sordida, Rymosia fasciata, Macrocera centralis +180 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mycetophila sordida, Rymosia fasciata, Macrocera centralis +180 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Sand Pathpublic footpath · 274 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 274 mPath type: service
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dick and Dolls Lanebridleway · 436 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 436 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field by Gransden Wood

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field by Gransden Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LONGSTOWE HALLHistoric site4.6 km→✦CROXTON PARKHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦HATLEY PARKHistoric site4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park5 km→

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