Adam Lyons Recreation Field
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.40270, -0.08697
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Vine's Rustic, Painted Lady +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Elder, Bristly Oxtongue · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,997 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,997 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springautumn
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin +40
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Muntjac +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2024
🐝Insects34 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Sphaerophoria · Sphaerophoria scripta · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird +29
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cowslip · Wood Dock · Wood-sedge · Yarrow · Black Bryony +35
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,997 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springautumn
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Robin +40
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Muntjac +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2024
🐝Insects34 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Sphaerophoria · Sphaerophoria scripta · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird +29
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cowslip · Wood Dock · Wood-sedge · Yarrow · Black Bryony +35
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas