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Northstowe Phase 2 Water Park

61 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome61 ha

Getting here

52.28127, 0.07235

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 216m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +88 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +88 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 11.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route171 m
Named routeRef 51Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Guided Busway bridlewaybridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Guided Busway bridlewaybridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Rampton Roadbyway open to all traffic · 401 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 401 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Rampton Roadbyway open to all traffic · 77 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 77 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Reynold's Drovebyway open to all traffic · 801 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 801 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Start of Northstowe Phase 2 works

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Start of Northstowe Phase 2 works

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🌱Northstowe Phase 1 Water ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Longstanton Recreation GroundUrban park2.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱GreenwayUrban park1 km→🌱LAPUrban park1.1 km→