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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Delia platura, Small Black Ant, Common Carder Bee +322 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Delia platura, Small Black Ant, Common Carder Bee +322 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Germander Speedwell, Spear Thistle +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Germander Speedwell, Spear Thistle +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lark Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 24 km Local walking route
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Red Walking route ▾
Freckenham Circular Walk Walking route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Badlingham: a white house, a paddock and a big flint barn
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Wildlife to spot
3,966 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,966 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 Pouting Woodlouse-fly · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Delia platura · 7-spot Ladybird +100
Pouting Woodlouse-fly Rhinophora lepida2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Delia platura Delia platura2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Pantaloon Bee Common Stork's-bill · Viper's-bugloss · Common Centaury · Bee Orchid
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,966 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 Pouting Woodlouse-fly · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Delia platura · 7-spot Ladybird +100
Pouting Woodlouse-fly Rhinophora lepida2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023 Delia platura Delia platura2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023 Pantaloon Bee Common Stork's-bill · Viper's-bugloss · Common Centaury · Bee Orchid
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dasypoda hirtipes2023
Dasypoda hirtipes2023
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2023
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2023
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni2023
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni2023
Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee Lasioglossum pauxillum2023
Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee Lasioglossum pauxillum2023
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2023
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2023
Paragus haemorrhous Paragus haemorrhous2023
Paragus haemorrhous Paragus haemorrhous2023
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2023
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria2023
Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria2023
Square-headed Blood Bee Sphecodes monilicornis2023
Square-headed Blood Bee Sphecodes monilicornis2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2023
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2023
Trapezonotus (Trapezonotus) arenarius Trapezonotus (Trapezonotus) arenarius2023
Trapezonotus (Trapezonotus) arenarius Trapezonotus (Trapezonotus) arenarius2023
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus2023
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus2023
Nysius senecionis Nysius senecionis2023
Nysius senecionis Nysius senecionis2023
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2023
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2023
Syntomus truncatellus Syntomus truncatellus2023
Syntomus truncatellus Syntomus truncatellus2023
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2023
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2023
Mordellistena parvula Mordellistena parvula2023
Mordellistena parvula Mordellistena parvula2023
Eudorylas zermattensis Eudorylas zermattensis2023
Eudorylas zermattensis Eudorylas zermattensis2023
Common Spiny Digger Wasp Oxybelus uniglumis2023
Common Spiny Digger Wasp Oxybelus uniglumis2023
Mud Wasp Podalonia affinis2023
Mud Wasp Podalonia affinis2023
Dashed Slender Robberfly Leptogaster guttiventris2023
Dashed Slender Robberfly Leptogaster guttiventris2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023
Subhylemyia longula Subhylemyia longula2023
Subhylemyia longula Subhylemyia longula2023
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana2023
Fabricius' Nomad Bee Nomada fabriciana2023
Phasia pusilla Phasia pusilla2023
Phasia pusilla Phasia pusilla2023
Mimumesa dahlbomi Mimumesa dahlbomi2023
Mimumesa dahlbomi Mimumesa dahlbomi2023
Short-horned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum brevicorne2023
Short-horned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum brevicorne2023
Romualdius angustisetulus Romualdius angustisetulus2023
Romualdius angustisetulus Romualdius angustisetulus2023
Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee Megachile versicolor2023
Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee Megachile versicolor2023
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiella2023
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiella2023
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2023
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus2023
Arenocoris falleni Arenocoris falleni2023
Arenocoris falleni Arenocoris falleni2023
Phania funesta Phania funesta2023
Phania funesta Phania funesta2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2023
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes2023
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Common Yellow-face Bee Hylaeus communis2023
Common Yellow-face Bee Hylaeus communis2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2023
Apion haematodes Apion haematodes2023
Apion haematodes Apion haematodes2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Anoplius nigerrimus Anoplius nigerrimus2023
Anoplius nigerrimus Anoplius nigerrimus2023
Sarcophaga bulgarica Sarcophaga bulgarica2023
Sarcophaga bulgarica Sarcophaga bulgarica2023
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii2023
Peritrechus lundii Peritrechus lundii2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2023
Cassida nebulosa Cassida nebulosa2023
Cassida nebulosa Cassida nebulosa2023
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2023
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2023
Sharp-collared Furrow Bee Lasioglossum malachurum2023
Sharp-collared Furrow Bee Lasioglossum malachurum2023
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2023
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2023
White-zoned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucozonium2023
White-zoned Furrow Bee Lasioglossum leucozonium2023
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2023
Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis2023
Sarcophaga subvicina Sarcophaga subvicina2023
Sarcophaga subvicina Sarcophaga subvicina2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Arachnospila anceps Arachnospila anceps2023
Arachnospila anceps Arachnospila anceps2023
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus2023
Forget-me-not Shieldbug Sehirus luctuosus2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2023
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis2023
Megalonotus sabulicola Megalonotus sabulicola2023
Megalonotus sabulicola Megalonotus sabulicola2023
Eupteryx atropunctata Eupteryx atropunctata2023
Eupteryx atropunctata Eupteryx atropunctata2023
Rhinusa antirrhini Rhinusa antirrhini2023
Rhinusa antirrhini Rhinusa antirrhini2023
Emblethis denticollis Emblethis denticollis2023
Emblethis denticollis Emblethis denticollis2023
Doratura stylata Doratura stylata2023
Doratura stylata Doratura stylata2023
Stygnocoris fuligineus Stygnocoris fuligineus2023
Stygnocoris fuligineus Stygnocoris fuligineus2023
Cryptocephalus fulvus Cryptocephalus fulvus2023
Cryptocephalus fulvus Cryptocephalus fulvus2023
Plinthisus brevipennis Plinthisus brevipennis2023
Plinthisus brevipennis Plinthisus brevipennis2023
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2023
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2023
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2023
Green Furrow Bee Lasioglossum morio2023
Green Furrow Bee Lasioglossum morio2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2023
Bugle Tigress Athalia cordata2023
Bugle Tigress Athalia cordata2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023
Graptopeltus lynceus Graptopeltus lynceus2023
Graptopeltus lynceus Graptopeltus lynceus2023
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2023
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus2023
Microlestes minutulus Microlestes minutulus2023
Microlestes minutulus Microlestes minutulus2023
Anthomyia confusanea Anthomyia confusanea2023
Anthomyia confusanea Anthomyia confusanea2023
Sarcophaga teretirostris Sarcophaga teretirostris2023
Sarcophaga teretirostris Sarcophaga teretirostris2023
Ectemnius lapidarius Ectemnius lapidarius2023
Ectemnius lapidarius Ectemnius lapidarius2023
Long-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum2023
Long-faced Furrow Bee Lasioglossum punctatissimum2023
Hybos culiciformis Hybos culiciformis2023
Hybos culiciformis Hybos culiciformis2023
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2023
Dusky Ant Formica fusca2023
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula2023
Acalypta parvula Acalypta parvula2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Bruchela rufipes Bruchela rufipes2023
Bruchela rufipes Bruchela rufipes2023
Anthomyia procellaris Anthomyia procellaris2023
Anthomyia procellaris Anthomyia procellaris2023
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis2023
Amara tibialis Amara tibialis2023
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2023
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2023
Banded Rose Spindler Allantus cinctus2023
Banded Rose Spindler Allantus cinctus2023
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2023
Euscelis incisus Euscelis incisus2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2023
Ridge-saddled Carpenter Bee Heriades truncorum2023
Megalonotus dilatatus Megalonotus dilatatus2023
Megalonotus dilatatus Megalonotus dilatatus2023
Sarcophaga incisilobata Sarcophaga incisilobata2023
Sarcophaga incisilobata Sarcophaga incisilobata2023
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2023
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2023
Diastictus vulneratus Diastictus vulneratus2023
Diastictus vulneratus Diastictus vulneratus2023