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12 ha

📷 David Beresford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.13892, 0.19609

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Skylark +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Skylark +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Hornet, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +110 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Hornet, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +56 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Alexanders, Raspberry Bryum

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route576 m
Named routeRef 11Length 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rowley Lanebridleway · 1.9 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.9 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
Mile Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.5 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New water pipeline

📷 David Beresford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New water pipeline

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park2.3 km→✦Wandlebury Camp: a multivallate hillfort, earlier univallate hillfort, Iron Age cemetery and 17th century formal garden remainsHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Magog DownUrban park2 km→🌱WandleburyUrban park2.3 km→

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