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Whale Bone

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.55256, 0.08082

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Goldfinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Ivy Bee, Migrant Hawker +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Ivy Bee, Migrant Hawker +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Oxford Ragwort, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Oxford Ragwort, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional 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
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 63Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route916 m
Named routeLength 916 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route424 m
Named routeLength 424 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 63Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Diana Tandoori

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱West End ParkUrban park300 m→🌱West End ParkUrban park200 m→🌱All Saints ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Peas HillUrban park1 km→🌱Fenland Crematorium & Gardens of RemembranceUrban park2.4 km→🌱West End ParkUrban park400 m→

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