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Qua Fen Common

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.34318, 0.34180

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Oak Bush-cricket, Hairy Spider Weevil +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Soham Millennium Walk (Blue Route)Walking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Soham Millennium Walk (Red Route)Walking route1.8 km
Named routeLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
Soham Millennium Walk (Green Route)Walking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmLocal walking route
Thorn Streetpublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wicken Soham CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 11Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 11Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route68 m
Named routeRef 11Length 68 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Thorn Streetbyway open to all traffic · 336 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 336 mPath type: footway
Sayers Lake Drovebyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
Thrift Drovebyway open to all traffic · 731 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 731 mPath type: service
Bancroft Drovebyway open to all traffic · 712 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 712 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Byway at Qua Fen Common

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway at Qua Fen Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Isleham Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→🐄The Farm ShopVisitor farm4.8 km→🌱East Fen CommonUrban park1.2 km→✦Isleham priory: an alien Benedictine priory 100m west of St Andrew's ChurchHistoric site4.6 km→⛪Fordham Congregational ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→