Hawk's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.16591, -0.06555
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Bristly Oxtongue, Blackthorn +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sulphur Clover, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Black Medick +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Parasol, Shaggy Inkcap, Field Mushroom · last seen 2017; Fungi — Parasol, Shaggy Inkcap, Field Mushroom · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional 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 Wimpole Estate Centre Park Walk Walking route 6.2 km ▾
A walk around the center and north west of the Wimpole Estate
Named route Length 6.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wimpole Estate Centre Park Longer Walk Walking route 7.6 km ▾
A longer walk around the center and north west of the Wimpole Estate
Named route Length 7.6 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Porters Way byway open to all traffic · 2.9 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 2.9 km Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Driveway to Kingston Wood Farm
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Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Wireworm Elateridae2025
Wireworm Elateridae2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis2024
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei2024
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2023
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2023
Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus2023
Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus2023
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2024
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2024
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2023
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