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🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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52.26420, 0.15849
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 8 activities 🦅 Bird watching
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Free Nature reserve
🧺 Picnic day out
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Free picnic area, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
🛝 Family friendly
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Free playground, picnic area
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 7.4 km ▾ Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾ Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 2.4 km ▾ This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters.
has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Horningsea and Clayhithe River Walk Walking route 7.2 km ▾ Named route Length 7.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Darwin Green greenway to Windsor Road Cycling route ▾ NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 24 Regional cycle route
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▾ ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
10,311 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 10,311 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 Dunnock · Blackbird · Red-legged Partridge · Great Tit · Woodpigeon
+32 more species Hide species list All 37 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer winter
2025 Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Otter · Muntjac
+4 more species Hide species list All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Chinese Water Deer 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 Toxonevra muliebris · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Issus coleoptratus · Green Nettle Weevil
+4 more species Hide species list All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Daisy · Winter Aconite · Common Fleabane · Upright Hedge-parsley · Soft-rush
+56 more species Hide species list All 61 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Daisy Bellis perennis Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2023 Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2023 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023 Meadow Foxtail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,311 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 Dunnock · Blackbird · Red-legged Partridge · Great Tit · Woodpigeon
+32 more species Hide species list All 37 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Redshank Tringa totanus2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer winter
2025 Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Otter · Muntjac
+4 more species Hide species list All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Chinese Water Deer 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 Toxonevra muliebris · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Issus coleoptratus · Green Nettle Weevil
+4 more species Hide species list All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Daisy · Winter Aconite · Common Fleabane · Upright Hedge-parsley · Soft-rush
+56 more species Hide species list All 61 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Daisy Bellis perennis Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2023 Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2023 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023 Meadow Foxtail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Pyrochroa serraticornis
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024 Alopecurus pratensis2023
Alopecurus pratensis2023
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2023
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2023
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2023
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Huntingdon Elm Ulmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2023
Huntingdon Elm Ulmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2023
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2023
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2023
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2023
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2023
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2023
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2023
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2023
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia2023
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2023
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Common Stonewort Chara vulgaris2023
Common Stonewort Chara vulgaris2023
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2023
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2023
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2023
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2023
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2023
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2023
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2023
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2023
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2023
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2023
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2023
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2023
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2023
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2023
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2023
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2023
Apple Malus domestica2023
Apple Malus domestica2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2023
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2023
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2023
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2023
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2023
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2023
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2023
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023
Black Bryony Tamus communis2023
Black Bryony Tamus communis2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2023
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2023
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2023
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2023
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2023
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2023
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2023
Black Horehound Ballota nigra2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Field Maple Acer campestre2023
Field Maple Acer campestre2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea2023
Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix caprea subsp. caprea2023 