Boulton's Hunch Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.39865, -0.20981
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
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route163 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route378 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Looking south from New England Bridge near Wennington
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Wildlife to spot
16,549 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,549 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marsh Tit · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blue Tit · Robin +24
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2026▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- Brown Hare
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Broad-bodied Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +12
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Crested Cow-wheat · Hazel · Ivy · Nipplewort · Wood Small-reed +36
- Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- IvyHedera helix
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,549 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marsh Tit · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blue Tit · Robin +24
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2026▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Common Shrew +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- Brown Hare
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Broad-bodied Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +12
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Crested Cow-wheat · Hazel · Ivy · Nipplewort · Wood Small-reed +36
- Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- IvyHedera helix
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2025
Lepus europaeus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024DandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumEvents & activities nearby
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