Priory Wood - Woodland 0 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.27306, 0.31757
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Rothschild Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lode Dog-Walking Trail, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Flat grass paths which may be muddy at times, as well as paved village streets and close to open water. Dogs welcome, on a lead for village part of the route.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wicken Fen Adventurers' Trail, Wicken Fen Walking route 4.4 km ▾
A well-signed route along wide grassy paths (can be muddy). Take care near waterways and ponds. Dogs on leads welcome. Mobility parking and adapted toilets.
Named route Length 4.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Abbey Close public footpath · 77 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 77 m Path type: residential
Show on map The Leys public footpath · 438 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 438 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wicken Soham Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 21 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Spring Close byway open to all traffic · 165 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 165 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map Dark Lane byway open to all traffic · 209 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 209 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
35,997 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,997 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Stoat +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Carabus granulatus · Helophilus pendulus · Field Grasshopper
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Cherry Plum · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' · Common Gromwell
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,997 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Stoat +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Carabus granulatus · Helophilus pendulus · Field Grasshopper
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Cherry Plum · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' · Common Gromwell
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 