Broadleaved woodland near Ramsey Heights
7 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.44778, -0.16787
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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
- 🐕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
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Chapel Roadpublic footpath · 629 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 629 mPath type: unclassified
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
47,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
47,042 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Cormorant +33
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GadwallMareca strepera
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
🦌Mammals10 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Chinese Water Deer · Brown Hare · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel +5
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
🐝Insects48 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Black-tailed Skimmer · Callicorixa praeusta · Plea minutissima · Hesperocorixa linnaei · Common Water-Boatman +43
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta
- Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima
- Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Pointed Spear-moss · Frogbit · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Soft-rush · Great Fen-sedge +17
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- FrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Great Fen-sedgeCladium mariscus
- Broad-leaved RagwortSenecio sarracenicus
- Greater Pond-sedge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
47,042 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Cormorant +33
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GadwallMareca strepera
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
🦌Mammals10 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Chinese Water Deer · Brown Hare · Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel +5
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
🐝Insects48 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Black-tailed Skimmer · Callicorixa praeusta · Plea minutissima · Hesperocorixa linnaei · Common Water-Boatman +43
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta
- Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima
- Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Pointed Spear-moss · Frogbit · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Soft-rush · Great Fen-sedge +17
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- FrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Great Fen-sedgeCladium mariscus
- Broad-leaved RagwortSenecio sarracenicus
- Greater Pond-sedge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Mustela erminea
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