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Worstead Street (Via Devana) near Cambridge

10 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • 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

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Red-legged Partridge +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Red-legged Partridge +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Knapweed, Small Scabious, White Campion +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mile Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.5 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmPath type: track
The Roman Roadbyway open to all traffic · 2.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.2 kmPath type: track
The Roman Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.6 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.6 kmPath type: track
The Roman Roadbyway open to all traffic · 2.7 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.7 kmPath type: track
The Roman Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.5 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Roman Road known as Worsted or Wool Street

The Roman Road known as Worsted or Wool Street

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