Dog House Grove - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🌿Foraging🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.35297, 0.19559
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Via BeataWalking route▾
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Named routeRegional walking route
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Red Hill Drovepublic footpath · 1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmPath type: footway
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route8 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route306 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
24,603 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,603 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Rook · Carrion Crow +26
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Pygmy Shrew
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
Macrosiphoniella (Phalangomyzus) oblonga · Betulaphis quadrituberculata · Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiae · Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) subterranea · Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer +30
- Macrosiphoniella (Phalangomyzus) oblongaMacrosiphoniella (Phalangomyzus) oblonga2024
- Betulaphis quadrituberculataBetulaphis quadrituberculata2024
- Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiaeMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiae2024
- Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) subterraneaMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) subterranea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,603 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Rook · Carrion Crow +26
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Pygmy Shrew
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
Macrosiphoniella (Phalangomyzus) oblonga · Betulaphis quadrituberculata · Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiae · Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) subterranea · Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer +30
- Macrosiphoniella (Phalangomyzus) oblongaMacrosiphoniella (Phalangomyzus) oblonga2024
- Betulaphis quadrituberculataBetulaphis quadrituberculata2024
- Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiaeMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) artemisiae2024
- Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) subterraneaMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) subterranea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer2024
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer2024
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) geiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei2024Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) geiMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) gei2024Brachycaudus (Prunaphis) carduiBrachycaudus (Prunaphis) cardui2024Brachycaudus (Prunaphis) carduiBrachycaudus (Prunaphis) cardui2024Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2024Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefolii2024Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransDicyphus (Dicyphus) errans2024Dicyphus (Dicyphus) erransDicyphus (Dicyphus) errans2024Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2024Dicranotropis hamataDicranotropis hamata2024Large Walnut AphidPanaphis juglandis2024Large Walnut AphidPanaphis juglandis2024Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solaniAulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solani2024Aulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solaniAulacorthum (Aulacorthum) solani2024Tinocallis (Sappocallis) nevskyiTinocallis (Sappocallis) nevskyi2024Tinocallis (Sappocallis) nevskyiTinocallis (Sappocallis) nevskyi2024Myzus (Myzus) variansMyzus (Myzus) varians2024Myzus (Myzus) variansMyzus (Myzus) varians2024Chlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescensChlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescens2024Chlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescensChlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescens2024Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatus2024Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatus2024Myzocallis (Myzocallis) carpiniMyzocallis (Myzocallis) carpini2024Myzocallis (Myzocallis) carpiniMyzocallis (Myzocallis) carpini2024Walnut AphidChromaphis juglandicola2024Walnut AphidChromaphis juglandicola2024Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2024Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2024Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2024Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae2024Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae2024Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum2024Physatocheila dumetorumPhysatocheila dumetorum2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Dyscritulus planicepsDyscritulus planiceps2024Dyscritulus planicepsDyscritulus planiceps2024Pilophorus perplexusPilophorus perplexus2024Pilophorus perplexusPilophorus perplexus2024GelisGelis2024GelisGelis2024Striped Bent-wingLyonetia prunifoliella2024Striped Bent-wingLyonetia prunifoliella2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Anoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corni2024Anoecia (Anoecia) corniAnoecia (Anoecia) corni2024Stenocranus majorStenocranus major2024Stenocranus majorStenocranus major2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024