🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦉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 — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Swift +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Swift +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Red Admiral +131 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Red Admiral +131 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,533 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Magpie +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket +73
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Ground-ivy · Common Whitlowgrass · Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea · Hoary Plantain · Henbit Dead-nettle +2
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
- Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2025
- Black Medick
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Magpie +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket +73
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Ground-ivy · Common Whitlowgrass · Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea · Hoary Plantain · Henbit Dead-nettle +2
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
- Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2025
- Black Medick
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
NoctuleNyctalus noctulaNoctuleNyctalus noctulaWater VoleArvicola amphibiusWater VoleArvicola amphibiusBrown HareLepus europaeus2024Brown HareLepus europaeus20242025
2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2024Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2024Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2024Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2024Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2024Tychius pusillusTychius pusillus2024Tychius pusillusTychius pusillus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusStictopleurusStictopleurus2025StictopleurusStictopleurus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025NematusNematus2025NematusNematus2025LonchaeidaeLonchaeidae2025LonchaeidaeLonchaeidae2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025ApionidaeApionidae2025ApionidaeApionidae2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Horse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalis2025Horse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalis2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita2024Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita2024Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2024Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2024Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2024Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2024Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2024Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2024ApionApion2024ApionApion2024OedemeraOedemera2024OedemeraOedemera2024HarmoniaHarmonia2024HarmoniaHarmonia2024Trachyphloeus spinimanusTrachyphloeus spinimanus2024Trachyphloeus spinimanusTrachyphloeus spinimanus2024Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2024Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2024Rhinusa netaRhinusa neta2024Rhinusa netaRhinusa neta2024Tychius squamulatusTychius squamulatus2024Tychius squamulatusTychius squamulatus2024Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2024Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2024Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2024Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2024Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2024Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2024Rhinusa antirrhiniRhinusa antirrhini2024Rhinusa antirrhiniRhinusa antirrhini2024Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024Dorytomus ictorDorytomus ictor2024Dorytomus ictorDorytomus ictor2024Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024Romualdius angustisetulusRomualdius angustisetulus2024Romualdius angustisetulusRomualdius angustisetulus2024Strophosoma faberStrophosoma faber2024Strophosoma faberStrophosoma faber2024Ischnopterapion lotiIschnopterapion loti2024Ischnopterapion lotiIschnopterapion loti2024Medicago lupulina2025
Medicago lupulina2025
Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos2024Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos2024Events & activities nearby
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