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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackcap
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • Linton Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker +46 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Swift, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker +46 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Stantons Lanepublic footpath · 274 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 274 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Essex Gardenspublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rivey Lanebridleway · 195 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Rivey Lanebridleway · 718 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 718 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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