Priory Wood - Woodland 2 ha
🐶 Dogs🌿 Foraging🚲 Cycling
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.27479, 0.29946
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 369m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 369m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Winter Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 1.9 km ▾
This route has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters.
has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside walk Walking route ▾
Four Lodes Trail at Wicken Fen Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Grass paths following waterways. Made and unmade grass paths. Take care near waterways and ponds. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Devil's Dyke public footpath · 1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1 km Path type: footway
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Clunch Pit Lane byway open to all traffic · 179 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 179 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Blackberry Droveway byway open to all traffic · 835 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 835 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
30,033 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,033 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Stoat +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Field Grasshopper · Willow Emerald Damselfly
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Yarrow · Red Dead-nettle · Wild Teasel · Bristly Oxtongue · Cleavers +4
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Cleavers Galium aparine Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,033 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Stoat +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Field Grasshopper · Willow Emerald Damselfly
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Yarrow · Red Dead-nettle · Wild Teasel · Bristly Oxtongue · Cleavers +4
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Cleavers Galium aparine Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda'
Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' 