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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.39575, 0.26442
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Red-belted Cleaver +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Via BeataWalking route▾
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Named routeRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Bishop's WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Ely to King's Lynn)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Cups Walkpublic footpath · 6 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: footway
Quai d'Orsaypublic footpath · 138 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 138 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Willow Walkpublic footpath · 7 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route8 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route306 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
80,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
80,970 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Canada Goose · Jackdaw +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Red-belted Cleaver · Empoasca vitis · Zyginella pulchra +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Zyginella pulchraZyginella pulchra
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Syrphus torvus
Sun Spurge · Ground-ivy · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +10
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
80,970 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Canada Goose · Jackdaw +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Red-belted Cleaver · Empoasca vitis · Zyginella pulchra +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
- Zyginella pulchraZyginella pulchra
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Syrphus torvus
Sun Spurge · Ground-ivy · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +10
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleraceaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaCardiastethus fasciiventrisCardiastethus fasciiventrisCardiastethus fasciiventrisCardiastethus fasciiventris22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaChlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescensChlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescensChlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescensChlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescensTrioza urticaeTrioza urticaeTrioza urticaeTrioza urticaeCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiRibautiana debilisRibautiana debilisRibautiana debilisRibautiana debilisRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrimaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureum