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Nuns Way Recreation Ground

10 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.23196, 0.13378

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Oxeye Daisy, Yarrow +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Oxeye Daisy, Yarrow +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Running Fox Walk 3Walking route4.2 km

A circular walk around meadows, fields and spinneys

Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

116 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
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hawkins Roadrestricted byway · 47 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 47 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Guided Busway bridlewaybridleway · 985 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 985 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Guided Busway bridlewaybridleway · 98 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 98 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Guided Busway bridlewaybridleway · 52 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Mere Waybyway open to all traffic · 65 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 65 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

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Nuns Way Recreation Ground

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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