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Cambourne Church Centre

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Harcamlow WayWalking route

Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Hardwick Millennium FootpathWalking route13.9 km

A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.

Named routeLength 13.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km

A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland

Named routeLength 20.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route HDC 8Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Starling · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit +72

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RavenCorvus corax
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BuzzardButeo buteo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GadwallMareca strepera
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger +1

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024
OtterLutra lutra2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Marbled White · Ringlet +39

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
HornetVespa crabro2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Psylla alniPsylla alni2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2024
Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei2024
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024

🌿

Plants29 species

springsummer

2025

Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Yellow-rattle · Italian Alder +24

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Italian AlderAlnus cordata
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua
Purple WillowSalix purpurea
Upright SpurgeEuphorbia stricta
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024
Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2024
OxlipPrimula elatior2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Starling · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit +72

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RavenCorvus corax
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BuzzardButeo buteo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GadwallMareca strepera
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger +1

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024
OtterLutra lutra2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Marbled White · Ringlet +39

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
HornetVespa crabro2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Psylla alniPsylla alni2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2024
Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei2024
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024

🌿

Plants29 species

springsummer

2025

Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Yellow-rattle · Italian Alder +24

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Italian AlderAlnus cordata
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua
Purple WillowSalix purpurea
Upright SpurgeEuphorbia stricta
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024
Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2024
OxlipPrimula elatior2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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