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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
52.36914, 0.49386
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lark Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
The Warrener's World TrailWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
BlueWalking route▾
RedWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
11,995 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
🐝Insects9 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug · Agrypnus murinus +4
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
🌿Plants26 species
springsummer
2026▾
White Dead-nettle · Common Stork's-bill · Blackthorn · Alder · Annual Mercury +21
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2025
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
🐝Insects9 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug · Agrypnus murinus +4
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
🌿Plants26 species
springsummer
2026▾
White Dead-nettle · Common Stork's-bill · Blackthorn · Alder · Annual Mercury +21
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Annual MercuryMercurialis annua2025
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2023SpindleEuonymus europaeus2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Spanish CatchflySilene otites2023Spanish CatchflySilene otites2023HemlockConium maculatum2023HemlockConium maculatum2023FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2023Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2023