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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 Rook and Goldfinch
- ✦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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Goldfinch
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Brown Rat, Grey Squirrel +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Bumblebee, Large White +132 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Daisy, Wild Teasel, Bristly Oxtongue +12 more · last seen 2020
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route81 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 81 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route275 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 275 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,255 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Dunnock +22
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
Roe Deer · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +50
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Red Mason Bee
Bee Orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Cowslip · Meadow Buttercup · Oxeye Daisy +28
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,255 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Dunnock +22
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
Roe Deer · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird +50
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Red Mason Bee
Bee Orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Cowslip · Meadow Buttercup · Oxeye Daisy +28
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Osmia bicornis2024
Osmia bicornis2024
BumblebeeBombus2024BumblebeeBombus2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Stem-sawfliesCephidae2025Stem-sawfliesCephidae2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2024Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Pseudococcus longispinusPseudococcus longispinus2025Pseudococcus longispinusPseudococcus longispinus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2024Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium album