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Pingle Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Matt Hamilton · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.41515, -0.07024

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Elder, Bristly Oxtongue, Japanese Knotweed +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Painted Lady, Large Yellow Underwing +158 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Painted Lady, Large Yellow Underwing +158 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pingle Cutting 2

📷 Matt Hamilton · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pingle Cutting 2

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Johnson's Zoological GardensVisitor farm4.2 km→🌱Abbey GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Abbey GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Newtown GreenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Newtown ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park4.7 km→

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