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Wormwood Hill tumulus

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📷 David P Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.15408, 0.18696

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Hazel, White Dead-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Hazel, Greater Knapweed +79 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Hazel, Greater Knapweed +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 13 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 · 186 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 186 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

75 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

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wormwood Hill

📷 David P Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park400 m→🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park500 m→✦Wandlebury Camp: a multivallate hillfort, earlier univallate hillfort, Iron Age cemetery and 17th century formal garden remainsHistoric site600 m→🌱Cherry Hinton HallUrban park3.9 km→🌱Cherry Hinton HallUrban park3.9 km→

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