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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Skylark +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Skylark +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Naetrocymbe punctiformis, Athallia holocarpa s. str. +25 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Naetrocymbe punctiformis, Athallia holocarpa s. str. +25 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Rosemary Beetle, Meadow Brown +123 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Rosemary Beetle, Meadow Brown +123 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marble Screw-moss, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +153 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marble Screw-moss, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +153 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Riverside walk Walking route ▾
Stour Valley Path part 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 68 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 Photos Towards Swaffham Prior and Cadenham Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
6,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,275 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Wheatear · Skylark · Red-legged Partridge · Starling +33
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common Gull Larus canus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer winter
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Weasel +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis2022 Muntjac 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Lesser Stag Beetle +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023 Hoary Ragwort · Greater Burdock · Lady's Bedstraw · Spear Thistle · Barren Brome +52
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Greater Burdock Arctium lappa Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba Field Forget-me-not Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,275 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Wheatear · Skylark · Red-legged Partridge · Starling +33
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common Gull Larus canus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer winter
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Weasel +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis2022 Muntjac 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Lesser Stag Beetle +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023 Hoary Ragwort · Greater Burdock · Lady's Bedstraw · Spear Thistle · Barren Brome +52
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Greater Burdock Arctium lappa Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba Field Forget-me-not Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntiacus reevesi2022
Muntiacus reevesi2022
Batman Hoverfly
Batman Hoverfly
Myathropa florea2023
Myathropa florea2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Drepanosiphum aceris Drepanosiphum aceris2022
Drepanosiphum aceris Drepanosiphum aceris2022
Anoecia (Anoecia) corni Anoecia (Anoecia) corni2022
Anoecia (Anoecia) corni Anoecia (Anoecia) corni2022
Periphyllus lyropictus Periphyllus lyropictus2022
Periphyllus lyropictus Periphyllus lyropictus2022 Myosotis arvensis
Myosotis arvensis
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Brachypodium pinnatum Brachypodium pinnatum
Brachypodium pinnatum Brachypodium pinnatum
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris 