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Settlement complex N of Hauxton

13 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.15326, 0.11142

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Dunnock +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Dunnock +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Bristly Oxtongue, Yarrow +27 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Bristly Oxtongue, Yarrow +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Dandelion, Bramble +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Running Fox Walk 3Walking route4.2 km

A circular walk around meadows, fields and spinneys

Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Running Fox Walk 1Walking route900 m

A short circular walk around meadows, fields and spinneys

Named routeLength 900 mRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Permissive path Hauxton to Great Shelford

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Permissive path Hauxton to Great Shelford

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hobson's ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Disbrey Close Amenity AreaUrban park4.8 km→🌱Church CloseUrban park4.8 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park4.9 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park4.9 km→🦉SHEEP'S GREEN AND COE FENNature reserve4.9 km→

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