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The Belt

4 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.10814, -0.22764

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Tit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Apion, Neocoenorrhinus minutus, Coeliodes transversealbofasciatus +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Apion, Neocoenorrhinus minutus, Coeliodes transversealbofasciatus +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weneslawe WalkWalking route12.8 km
Named routeLength 12.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
Biggleswade Green WheelWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Watermill Bridge

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Watermill Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Henry Smith Playing FieldsUrban park2.5 km→🌱The HollowUrban park2 km→🌱Linear WoodUrban park2.4 km→🌱Franklin Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→🌱Salcombe Close Play AreaUrban park2 km→

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