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Orwell Methodist Church

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.13413, -0.01238

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Rook
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Rook, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Rook, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Lesser Calamint, Common Nettle, Wild Thyme +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Heath +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Small Heath +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cock's-foot, Agrimony, Cowslip +100 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cock's-foot, Agrimony, Cowslip +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers)Walking route2.8 km

A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney

Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km

A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland

Named routeLength 20.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
RSPB Fowlmere Nature TrailWalking route

Nature trail around RSPB Fowlmere

Named routeLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington WalkWalking route4.6 km

A walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 4.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Leaden Hillpublic footpath · 56 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Meadowcroft Waypublic footpath · 186 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 186 mPath type: residential
Leaden Hillpublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

2 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

Wildlife to spot

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Orwell Methodist Church

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦WIMPOLE HALLHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Wimpole EstateUrban park2.6 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park3.6 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.5 km→✦Bi-focal deserted medieval settlement earthworksHistoric site2.7 km→🐄Red pandasVisitor farm3.9 km→

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