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Wandlebury

34 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • Pop-up Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Hazel, White Dead-nettle +10 more foraging species

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Hazel, Greater Knapweed +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Hazel, Greater Knapweed +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wandleburypublic footpath · 130 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 130 mPath type: service
Wandleburypublic footpath · 186 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 186 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

77 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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Roman Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.6 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.6 kmPath type: track
The Roman Roadbyway open to all traffic · 2.7 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.7 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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