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The Horse Pond

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📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.18584, 0.21272

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Splitgill, Celandine Clustercup Rust, Entyloma ficariae +11 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Splitgill, Celandine Clustercup Rust, Entyloma ficariae +11 more · last seen 2022

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Insect spotting

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +196 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +196 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Common Gromwell, Common Twayblade +120 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Common Gromwell, Common Twayblade +120 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Hazel +8 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Town Close Footpathpublic footpath · 202 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 202 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route363 m
Named routeRef 11Length 363 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Horse Pond

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park3.5 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Cherry Hinton HallUrban park3.2 km→🌱Cherry Hinton HallUrban park3.2 km→✦Wandlebury Camp: a multivallate hillfort, earlier univallate hillfort, Iron Age cemetery and 17th century formal garden remainsHistoric site3.6 km→

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