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The Davey Field Rugby Football Ground

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Tufted Duck
  • Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Stinking Iris, False Oat-grass, Perennial Rye-grass +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Stinking Iris, False Oat-grass, Perennial Rye-grass +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Elder +6 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Hairy Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Hairy Shieldbug +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field Track behind Shelford Rugby Ground

Field Track behind Shelford Rugby Ground

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