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Settlement NW of Little Shelford

6 ha
BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Tufted Duck
  • 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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Dandelion, Bristly Oxtongue +1 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Clover, Hawkweed Oxtongue, Lesser Celandine +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Clover, Hawkweed Oxtongue, Lesser Celandine +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 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
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
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 1 - Green Markers)Walking route2 km

A short circular walk around the western field of Lark Rise Farm then passing close to Bourn Brook to the south

Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional 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
Main RouteCycling route576 m
Named routeRef 11Length 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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