Brickyard Plantation 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.21452, -0.17425
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Sorrel, Beech +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +106 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +106 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort, Even Scalewort +189 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort, Even Scalewort +189 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pathfinder Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named route Length 74 km Local walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Route HDC 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 10 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref HDC 9i Local cycle route
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Named route Ref HDC 9iii Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9ii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9ii Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,743 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,743 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +24
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Bumblebee Bombus Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Spurge-laurel
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,743 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +24
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Bumblebee Bombus Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris Spurge-laurel
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis2022
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis2022
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2022
Field Cuckoo Bee Bombus campestris2022 