Dickman's Grove - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.12279, 0.19877
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 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
50 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 route36 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface 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
12,719 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
12,719 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Heron · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Stock Dove +39
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vernal Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird +10
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Perennial Sow-thistle
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,719 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Heron · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Stock Dove +39
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vernal Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird +10
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Perennial Sow-thistle
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Otiorhynchus raucusOtiorhynchus raucus2025Otiorhynchus raucusOtiorhynchus raucus2025Events & activities nearby
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