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Belsar's Hill

6 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Belsar's Hill · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessDogs welcome6 ha

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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
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, 16-spot Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lizard Orchid, Cow Parsley · last seen 2025; Plants — Lizard Orchid, Cow Parsley · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rothschild WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route11.1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 11.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Haven Drovebyway open to all traffic · 1.4 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.4 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

The Causewaybyway open to all traffic · 891 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 891 mSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

11,045 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,045 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Pintail +21

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

16-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Pea-leaf Weevil

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Lizard Orchid · Cow Parsley

Lizard OrchidHimantoglossum hircinum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,045 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds26 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Pintail +21

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

16-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Pea-leaf Weevil

16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Lizard Orchid · Cow Parsley

Lizard OrchidHimantoglossum hircinum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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