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King Georges Field

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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Dandelion, Red Dead-nettle, Bramble +10 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Dandelion, Groundsel +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Dandelion, Groundsel +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Ophonus ardosiacus +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Ophonus ardosiacus +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Horningsea and Clayhithe River WalkWalking route7.2 km
Named routeLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route821 m
Named routeLength 821 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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