Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 25 ha
Getting here
52.38347, -0.17544
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit ✦ 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
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pathfinder Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named route Length 74 km Local walking route
Show on map Huntingdon and Godmanchester Walk, Houghton Mill Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Head off through a watery landscape in search of lost mills on this 8-mile circular walk through the delightful landscape of the Ouse valley. Mostly level ground, with several stiles, gates and steps.
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 275 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 275 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 890 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 890 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 205 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 205 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Lake at Abbots Ripton Hall
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Wildlife to spot
7,711 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,711 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Common Pipistrelle +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Batman Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Melanostoma mellinum · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +6
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger 16-spot Ladybird Giant Hogweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Meadow Buttercup · Germander Speedwell · Meadow Barley +34
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023 Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2023 Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,711 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Common Pipistrelle +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Batman Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Melanostoma mellinum · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper +6
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger 16-spot Ladybird Giant Hogweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Meadow Buttercup · Germander Speedwell · Meadow Barley +34
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2023 Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum2023 Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2022
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2022
Longhorn Beetle Cerambycidae2022
Longhorn Beetle Cerambycidae2022 2023
2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2023
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2023
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2023
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Chicory Cichorium intybus2023
Chicory Cichorium intybus2023
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2023
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2023
Timothy Phleum pratense2023
Timothy Phleum pratense2023
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2023
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2023
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2023
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2023
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2023
Cowslip Primula veris2023
Cowslip Primula veris2023
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2023
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2023
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2023
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2023
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2023
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2023 