Broadleaved woodland near Wisbech St Mary 4 ha
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🌿 Foraging🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 welcomeTraditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
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Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 379 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 379 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 392 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 392 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Ref 63 Length 63 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Farmland adjoining woodland in Wisbech St Mary
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1,986 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2018 Blackbird Turdus merula2018 Magpie Pica pica2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2018 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2018 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2018 Great Tit Parus major2018 Robin Erithacus rubecula2018 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2017 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2017 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2018 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Swift Apus apus2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2018 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2018 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2018 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Whitethroat Curruca communis2017 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2017 Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2017 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2015 Roe Deer · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2016 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2015 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small White · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White +7
Small White Pieris rapae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus New Zealand Pigmyweed · Japanese Knotweed · Dilated Scalewort · Ribbed Melilot · Grass-leaved Orache +23
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2018 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2018 Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis2020 Grass-leaved Orache Atriplex littoralis2020 Hybrid Campion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,986 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2018 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2018 Blackbird Turdus merula2018 Magpie Pica pica2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2018 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2018 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2018 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2018 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2018 Great Tit Parus major2018 Robin Erithacus rubecula2018 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2017 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2017 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2017 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2018 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Swift Apus apus2018 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2018 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2018 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2018 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2018 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2017 Whitethroat Curruca communis2017 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2017 Dunnock Prunella modularis2017 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2017 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2015 Roe Deer · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2016 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Red Deer Cervus elaphus2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2015 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small White · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White +7
Small White Pieris rapae Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus New Zealand Pigmyweed · Japanese Knotweed · Dilated Scalewort · Ribbed Melilot · Grass-leaved Orache +23
New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii2018 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2018 Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis2020 Grass-leaved Orache Atriplex littoralis2020 Hybrid Campion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polecat Mustela putorius2020
Polecat Mustela putorius2020
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018 Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2020
Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2020
White Campion Silene latifolia2020
White Campion Silene latifolia2020
Annual Sea-blite Suaeda maritima2019
Annual Sea-blite Suaeda maritima2019
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2018
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2018
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2016
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2016
Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata2016
Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata2016
Rubus cissburiensis Rubus cissburiensis2016
Rubus cissburiensis Rubus cissburiensis2016
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2015
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2015
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2015
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca2015
Small Nettle Urtica urens2015
Small Nettle Urtica urens2015
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2015
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii2015
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2015
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2015
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2015
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2015
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans2015
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans2015
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium2015
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium2015
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2015
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2015
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2015
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2015
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2015
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2015
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus2014
Short-leaved Pocket-moss Fissidens incurvus2014
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum2014
Wall Thread-moss Bryum radiculosum2014
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2014
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2014
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2014
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens2014
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2014
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2014 