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Wandlebury Ring (Iron Age Hill Fort)

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Dogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • Pop-up Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

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

Varies

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

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +81 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 22 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

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

Hill fort ditch - Wandlebury Ring

Hill fort ditch - Wandlebury Ring

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