Old Cambridge Road Plantation 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.16688, 0.30160
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Robin, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Robin, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Sirocalodes mixtus, Tychius schneideri, Sirocalodes depressicollis +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sirocalodes mixtus, Tychius schneideri, Sirocalodes depressicollis +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,046 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,046 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackcap · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +27
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barn Owl Tyto alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Sirocalodes mixtus · Tychius schneideri · Sirocalodes depressicollis · Strawberry-blossom Weevil · Calosirus terminatus +7
Sirocalodes mixtus Sirocalodes mixtus Tychius schneideri Tychius schneideri Sirocalodes depressicollis Sirocalodes depressicollis Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi Calosirus terminatus Calosirus terminatus Sirocalodes quercicola Sirocalodes quercicola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,046 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackcap · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +27
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barn Owl Tyto alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Sirocalodes mixtus · Tychius schneideri · Sirocalodes depressicollis · Strawberry-blossom Weevil · Calosirus terminatus +7
Sirocalodes mixtus Sirocalodes mixtus Tychius schneideri Tychius schneideri Sirocalodes depressicollis Sirocalodes depressicollis Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi Calosirus terminatus Calosirus terminatus Sirocalodes quercicola Sirocalodes quercicola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cabbage Stem Weevil
Cabbage Stem Weevil
Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Microplontus melanostigma Microplontus melanostigma
Microplontus melanostigma Microplontus melanostigma
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Cabbage Seed Weevil Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)
Cabbage Seed Weevil Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)
Bruchela rufipes Bruchela rufipes
Bruchela rufipes Bruchela rufipes
Protapion nigritarse Protapion nigritarse
Protapion nigritarse Protapion nigritarse 