Protected areas
Research 9 protected areas within weekend reach of Cambridge, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Cambridge. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Cambridge. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Cambridge, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Paradise Fen nature reserve is a nature reserve reachable from Cambridge as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Paradise Fen nature reserve, about 2 km (1 mi) from Cambridge
Image credit: Image: Dmitry Tonkonog / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Barnwell East is a nature reserve reachable from Cambridge as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Barnwell East, about 3 km (2 mi) from Cambridge
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Barnwell West is a nature reserve reachable from Cambridge as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Barnwell West, about 3 km (2 mi) from Cambridge
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Byron's Pool is a nature reserve reachable from Cambridge as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Byron's Pool, about 4 km (3 mi) from Cambridge
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Trumpington Meadows is a nature reserve reachable from Cambridge as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Trumpington Meadows, about 4 km (3 mi) from Cambridge
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Overhall Grove is a woodland reachable from Cambridge as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Overhall Grove, about 12 km (8 mi) from Cambridge
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wicken Fen is a protected natural area in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, within weekend reach of Cambridge for walking and nature visits. Confirm access points, current conditions, and seasonal context with the official authority before departure.
View place — Wicken Fen, about 16 km (10 mi) from Cambridge
Image credit: Image: Dr Border at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Hayley Wood is a forest reachable from Cambridge as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hayley Wood, about 17 km (11 mi) from Cambridge
Image credit: Image: Dudley Miles / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Brampton Wood is a woodland reachable from Cambridge as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Brampton Wood, about 29 km (18 mi) from Cambridge
Image credit: Image: Shaun Ferguson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0