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Mitcham’s Park Active Landscape

0 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.21687, 0.12303

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • ☕Box Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Winter Aconite, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle +34 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Winter Aconite, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil, Otiorhynchus crataegi +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil, Otiorhynchus crataegi +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers)Walking route3.7 km

A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook

Named routeLength 3.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ferry Pathpublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

134 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mitchams Park

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Jesus GreenUrban park600 m→🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park1.2 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park500 m→🌱Fellows' GardenUrban park1.1 km→✦CHRIST'S COLLEGEHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park1.2 km→

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