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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.21384, 0.11818
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Kiosk on the Green — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Kiosk on the Green — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil, Dark-edged Bee-fly +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 20 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
139 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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Whymans Lanebridleway · 43 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 43 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Whymans Lanebridleway · 14 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
89,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
89,814 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +17
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Trioza centranthi · Water Scorpion +7
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Wall Lettuce +24
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- DaisyBellis perennis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
89,814 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +17
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Trioza centranthi · Water Scorpion +7
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Wall Lettuce +24
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- DaisyBellis perennis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evecta22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusSmall TeaselDipsacus pilosusSmall TeaselDipsacus pilosusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus