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Orchard Park

4 ha

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.11634, 0.17106

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Hornet, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +98 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Hornet, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort, White-tipped Bristle-moss +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Catleys Walkpublic footpath · 199 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 199 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route789 m
Named routeRef 11Length 789 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Orchard House, Sawston High Street

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Orchard House, Sawston High Street

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park4.8 km→✦Wandlebury Camp: a multivallate hillfort, earlier univallate hillfort, Iron Age cemetery and 17th century formal garden remainsHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Magog DownUrban park4.2 km→🌱WandleburyUrban park4.8 km→

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