Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.18924, 0.12822
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Perennial Rye-grass, Red Dead-nettle +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km▾
Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks
Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers)Walking route2.8 km▾
A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney
Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers)Walking route3.7 km▾
A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook
Named routeLength 3.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
New Bitpublic footpath · 301 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
77,369 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
77,369 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen · Magpie +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Water Vole · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Helina evecta · Trioza centranthi +5
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 7-spot Ladybird
Red Dead-nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress · Lesser Celandine · Caper Spurge · Shepherd's-purse +5
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
77,369 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Moorhen · Magpie +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Water Vole · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Helina evecta · Trioza centranthi +5
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 7-spot Ladybird
Red Dead-nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress · Lesser Celandine · Caper Spurge · Shepherd's-purse +5
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Face FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisAnthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinusTrichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationisTrichocera regelationisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisCherryPrunusCherryPrunusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgaris