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Wandlebury

6 ha

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.16053, 0.18519

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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
  • 🧺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
CaféParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

8 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 +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Hazel, White Dead-nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

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

3 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km

A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland

Named routeLength 20.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal 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

80 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
Coton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Varley’s Field, Wandlebury Country Park

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Varley’s Field, Wandlebury Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park200 m→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park300 m→✦Wandlebury Camp: a multivallate hillfort, earlier univallate hillfort, Iron Age cemetery and 17th century formal garden remainsHistoric site300 m→🌱Cherry Hinton HallUrban park3.2 km→🌱Cherry Hinton HallUrban park3.2 km→

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