Cambridge University Sports Ground 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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52.20562, 0.09967
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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed +3 more foraging species
Varies
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Winter Aconite, White Dead-nettle, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Winter Aconite, White Dead-nettle, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rowan's Walk Walking route 2.6 km ▾
Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks
Named route Length 2.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers) Walking route 2.8 km ▾
A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney
Named route Length 2.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers) Walking route 3.7 km ▾
A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook
Named route Length 3.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Coton Path public footpath · 356 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 356 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Coton Path public footpath · 19 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 19 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Coton Path public footpath · 225 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 225 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map SE Cambridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
66,169 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 66,169 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +17
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Pea-leaf Weevil · Red-belted Cleaver · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Corizus hyoscyami +3
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Black Clock Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose +23
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 66,169 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +17
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Pea-leaf Weevil · Red-belted Cleaver · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Corizus hyoscyami +3
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa Black Clock Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose +23
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pterostichus madidus
Pterostichus madidus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus 