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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.29627, 0.47243

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 111m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +30 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Sphaerophoria scripta +302 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Sphaerophoria scripta +302 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Bridge End Roadpublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: residential
Heath Farm Roadpublic footpath · 410 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 410 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route595 m
Named routeRef 51Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route938 m
Named routeRef 51Length 938 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 51Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 30 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway
The Carropsbyway open to all traffic · 243 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 243 mPath type: service
The Carropsbyway open to all traffic · 118 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 118 mPath type: residential
Bridge End Roadbridleway · 341 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 341 mPath type: residential
Berberis Drivebyway open to all traffic · 14 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 14 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A11 towards London

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A11 towards London

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park2.4 km→✦Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin FarmHistoric site4.2 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site4.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park5 km→

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