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Settlement site at Manor Farm

19 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.12970, 0.07061

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Yellow Feather-moss, Knapweed Broomrape +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Yellow Feather-moss, Knapweed Broomrape +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
RSPB Fowlmere Nature TrailWalking route

Nature trail around RSPB Fowlmere

Named routeLocal 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
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
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 4 - Red Markers)Walking route6.4 km

A circular walk around Lark Rise Farm, alongside Bourn Brook and then through the village of Barton

Named routeLength 6.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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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Manor Farm

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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