Long barrow at Foulmire Fen, 140m north west of the junction of Back and Small Fen Drove
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.37066, 0.08447
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
- ✦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
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +96 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +96 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Creeping Cinquefoil, Bindweed +23 more · last seen 2022
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Common Earwig, 24-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Foulmire Drove crossing Hill Row Doles and Small Fen
Photos
Foulmire Drove crossing Hill Row Doles and Small Fen
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2023
Erinaceus europaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021Brown HareLepus europaeus2023Brown HareLepus europaeus2023NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023MoleTalpa europaea2023MoleTalpa europaea2023Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021Broad-leaved Dock
Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex obtusifolius
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