Hardwick Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.19958, -0.02064
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 437m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 437m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Marsh Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Marsh Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Goldilocks Buttercup, Ranunculus toftensis +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Diamond Jubilee Walk Walking route 4.8 km ▾
A circular walk around Comberton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth ll
Named route Length 4.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hardwick Millennium Footpath Walking route 13.9 km ▾
A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.
Named route Length 13.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Running Fox Walk 3 Walking route 4.2 km ▾
A circular walk around meadows, fields and spinneys
Named route Length 4.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wimpole Estate Multi-Use Trail Walk Walking route 8.5 km ▾
A walk around the Multi-Use Trail at Wimpole Estate
Named route Length 8.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
East Drive bridleway · 442 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 442 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map Port Way bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
13,481 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Marsh Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Woodcock · Redwing +39
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Atlantic White-sided Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Speckled Wood · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Silver-washed Fritillary +13
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Lizard Orchid · Dog's Mercury
Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Marsh Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Woodcock · Redwing +39
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Atlantic White-sided Dolphin · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Speckled Wood · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Silver-washed Fritillary +13
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Lizard Orchid · Dog's Mercury
Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum hircinum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024 