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52.24903, -0.04135
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 155m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 155m away — 6 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Starling +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Starling +66 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad-leaved Spurge, Round-leaved Fluellen, Sweet Violet +55 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Oak Bush-cricket, Limnephilus flavicornis +86 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Oak Bush-cricket, Limnephilus flavicornis +86 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Wild Onion, Alexanders
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Hardwick Millennium FootpathWalking route13.9 km
A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.
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.
Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km
A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
142/5public footpath · 871 m
142/5public footpath · 253 m
Church Lanepublic footpath · 278 m
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Route 24Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Thorofare Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1 km
Pathfinder Long Distance Walk
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