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Getting here
52.29683, 0.43923
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Anthocomus rufus, Platycheirus peltatus agg. +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Anthocomus rufus, Platycheirus peltatus agg. +41 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cambridge Milk-parsley, Pepper-saxifrage, Devil's-bit Scabious +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cambridge Milk-parsley, Pepper-saxifrage, Devil's-bit Scabious +1 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN 51Cycling route
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
N/ACycling route50 m
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Main RouteCycling route456 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Wildlife to spot
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