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SUSTRANS sculpture

📷 Kim Fyson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.28586, 0.27996

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Common Chickweed, Goat Willow +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Common Chickweed, Goat Willow +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route7.4 km

Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Stow-cum-Quy Fen SSSIWalking route5.4 km
Named routeLength 5.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Four Lodes Trail at Wicken FenWalking route6.4 km

Grass paths following waterways. Made and unmade grass paths. Take care near waterways and ponds. Dogs welcome.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wicken Soham CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 51Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Straight Drovebyway open to all traffic · 793 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 793 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sculpture near Reach Lode

📷 Kim Fyson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sculpture near Reach Lode

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman villa and Iron Age settlement N of Reach BridgeHistoric site3 km→🌱Burwell HouseUrban park3.1 km→🌱Pauline's SwampUrban park3.5 km→✦SWAFFHAM PRIOR HOUSEHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Cooper's GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Cooper's GreenUrban park4 km→

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