Barnwell East Local Nature Reserve 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Cambridge Getting here
52.20279, 0.16303
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Daisy, Dandelion +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Daisy, Dandelion +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Common Darter +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional 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 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 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map SE Cambridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
83,757 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 83,757 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit +20
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Weasel Mustela nivalis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Water Scorpion · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Red Dead-nettle · Daisy · Dandelion · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine +5
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Chickweed Stellaria media Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 83,757 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit +20
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Weasel Mustela nivalis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Water Scorpion · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Red Dead-nettle · Daisy · Dandelion · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine +5
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Chickweed Stellaria media Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Yew Taxus baccata
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