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The Green

📷 Martin Tester · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.25795, -0.03151

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Turtle Dove, Hobby, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Turtle Dove, Hobby, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Oak Bush-cricket, Limnephilus flavicornis +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Oak Bush-cricket, Limnephilus flavicornis +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Violet, Broad-leaved Spurge, Round-leaved Fluellen +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet, Broad-leaved Spurge, Round-leaved Fluellen +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hardwick Millennium FootpathWalking route13.9 km

A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.

Named routeLength 13.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 11.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route33 m
Named routeRef 24Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Boxworth High Street from the village green

📷 Martin Tester · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boxworth High Street from the village green

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🌱Cambourne Sports CentreUrban park4.6 km→✦Overhall Grove moated siteHistoric site1 km→🌱Fen Drayton Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Lolworth Commuity Allotments Play AreaUrban park2.2 km→✦CHILDERLEY HALLHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Cambourne Sports CentreUrban park4.4 km→

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