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Brick Row Gardens

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Green-veined White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Green-veined White +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Harcamlow Way

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bluebell, Cuckooflower, Dog's Mercury · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Cuckooflower, Dog's Mercury · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths 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

Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route

Loveday Closepublic footpath · 68 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: service

Broad Greenpublic footpath · 62 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: service

Hogs Lanepublic footpath · 54 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

NCN National Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 11Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route789 m

Named routeRef 11Length 789 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route24 m

Named routeRef 11Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

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

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Parkhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 770 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 770 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

3,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SwiftApus apus2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RavenCorvus corax
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018

🦌

Mammals12 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Badger · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Water Shrew · Rabbit +7

BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2021
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2018
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2022

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2020

Rudd

RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus

🐝

Insects65 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Green-veined White · Large White · Common Darter +60

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2022
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022
Large WhitePieris brassicae2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2022
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2022
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022
PeacockAglais io2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2022
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2022
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2022
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2022
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
CommaPolygonia c-album2022
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2022
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2018
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2023
Polyporivora pictaPolyporivora picta2023
Mallow Flea BeetlePodagrica fuscipes2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Helina evectaHelina evecta2023
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2022
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2022
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2021
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2021
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021
Mintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventris2021
Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2021
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2021
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2021
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2020
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2020
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2018

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2022

Bluebell · Cuckooflower · Dog's Mercury

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,473 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SwiftApus apus2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RavenCorvus corax
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018

🦌

Mammals12 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Badger · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Water Shrew · Rabbit +7

BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Fallow DeerDama dama
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2021
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2018
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2022

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2020

Rudd

RuddScardinius erythrophthalmus

🐝

Insects65 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Green-veined White · Large White · Common Darter +60

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2022
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022
Large WhitePieris brassicae2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2022
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2022
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2022
PeacockAglais io2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2022
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2022
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2022
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2022
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2022
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2022
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2022
CommaPolygonia c-album2022
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2022
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2018
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2023
Polyporivora pictaPolyporivora picta2023
Mallow Flea BeetlePodagrica fuscipes2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Helina evectaHelina evecta2023
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2022
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2022
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2022
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2021
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2021
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021
Mintho rufiventrisMintho rufiventris2021
Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2021
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2021
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2021
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2020
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2020
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2018

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2022

Bluebell · Cuckooflower · Dog's Mercury

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Trevor Harris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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