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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Getting here
52.15247, 0.27973
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-legged Partridge and Wren 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Red-legged Partridge and Wren 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for 9 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Wren, Robin +45 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Mammals — Brown Hare, Badger, Rabbit +11 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Darter, Sirocalodes mixtus, Meadow Grasshopper +18 more · last seen 2025
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Small Scabious, Traveller's-joy, Hawkweed Oxtongue +63 more · last seen 2025; Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾ long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾ Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fleam Dyke public footpath · 3 km ▾ Public path public footpath Length 3 km Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾ This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Ancient earthwork and old pump
‹ › Photos Ancient earthwork and old pump
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
2,623 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 2,623 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 Red-legged Partridge · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird
+43 more species Hide species list All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Barn Owl Tyto alba Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 🦌 Mammals 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
+9 more species Hide species list All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Weasel Mustela nivalis Common Darter · Sirocalodes mixtus · Meadow Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Sphaerophoria scripta
+16 more species Hide species list All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Sirocalodes mixtus Sirocalodes mixtus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Tychius schneideri Tychius schneideri 🌿 Plants 66 species
summer autumn
2025 Small Scabious · Traveller's-joy · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Yarrow · Creeping Thistle
+61 more species Hide species list All 66 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Yarrow Achillea millefolium Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Juniper Juniperus communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,623 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 Red-legged Partridge · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird
+43 more species Hide species list All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Barn Owl Tyto alba Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 🦌 Mammals 14 species
spring summer autumn
2026 Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
+9 more species Hide species list All 14 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Weasel Mustela nivalis Common Darter · Sirocalodes mixtus · Meadow Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Sphaerophoria scripta
+16 more species Hide species list All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Sirocalodes mixtus Sirocalodes mixtus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Tychius schneideri Tychius schneideri 🌿 Plants 66 species
summer autumn
2025 Small Scabious · Traveller's-joy · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Yarrow · Creeping Thistle
+61 more species Hide species list All 66 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Yarrow Achillea millefolium Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Juniper Juniperus communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023
Sirocalodes depressicollis Sirocalodes depressicollis
Sirocalodes depressicollis Sirocalodes depressicollis
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Sirocalodes quercicola Sirocalodes quercicola
Sirocalodes quercicola Sirocalodes quercicola
Calosirus terminatus Calosirus terminatus
Calosirus terminatus Calosirus terminatus
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Perapion hydrolapathi Perapion hydrolapathi
Microplontus melanostigma Microplontus melanostigma
Microplontus melanostigma Microplontus melanostigma
Pseudapion rufirostre Pseudapion rufirostre
Pseudapion rufirostre Pseudapion rufirostre
Protapion nigritarse Protapion nigritarse
Protapion nigritarse Protapion nigritarse
Cabbage Seed Weevil Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)
Cabbage Seed Weevil Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)
Bruchela rufipes Bruchela rufipes
Bruchela rufipes Bruchela rufipes
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae
Malvapion malvae Malvapion malvae
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Lesser Meadow-rue Thalictrum minus
Lesser Meadow-rue Thalictrum minus
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Wild Candytuft Iberis amara2022
Wild Candytuft Iberis amara2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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