Priory Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › East Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.26432, 0.31632
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Winter Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 1.9 km ▾
This route has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters.
has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Four Lodes Trail at Wicken Fen Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Grass paths following waterways. Made and unmade grass paths. Take care near waterways and ponds. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Devil's Dyke public footpath · 534 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 534 m Path type: footway
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 21 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
38,884 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Stoat +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Cherry Plum · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' · Common Gromwell
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,884 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Stoat +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Cherry Plum · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' · Common Gromwell
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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