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Paradise Nature Reserve

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePicnicFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.19409, 0.11395

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Flux Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Moorhen +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Moorhen +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Cock's-foot +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Cock's-foot +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil, Otiorhynchus crataegi +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 48 public paths 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
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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers)Walking route3.7 km

A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook

Named routeLength 3.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Grantchester Meadows cyclewaypublic footpath · 165 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 165 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Driftwaypublic footpath · 307 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 307 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Crusoe Bridgepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

137 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New pond, Paradise Nature Reserve

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New pond, Paradise Nature Reserve

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🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park1.6 km→🌱Jesus GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park300 m→🌱Lammas LandUrban park300 m→🦉SHEEP'S GREEN AND COE FENNature reserve400 m→🌱Master's GardenUrban park1.4 km→

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