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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
✦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

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Bluebell, Basil Thyme · last seen 2025; Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Bluebell, Basil Thyme · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Harcamlow WayWalking route

Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

RSPB Fowlmere Nature TrailWalking route

Nature trail around RSPB Fowlmere

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route1.6 km

Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 11Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,428 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,428 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Yellow-legged Gull +67

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Great TitParus major2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024

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Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Badger +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects87 species

summer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +82

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2024
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2024
Tychius pusillusTychius pusillus2024
Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2024
Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2024
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
StictopleurusStictopleurus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
NematusNematus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
LonchaeidaeLonchaeidae2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
ApionidaeApionidae2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Horse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalis2025
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita2024
ApionApion2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
OedemeraOedemera2024
HarmoniaHarmonia2024
Trachyphloeus spinimanusTrachyphloeus spinimanus2024
Pseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostre2024
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2024
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2024
Tychius squamulatusTychius squamulatus2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
Otiorhynchus auriferOtiorhynchus aurifer2024
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2024
Rhinusa antirrhiniRhinusa antirrhini2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024
Dorytomus ictorDorytomus ictor2024
Romualdius angustisetulusRomualdius angustisetulus2024
Strophosoma faberStrophosoma faber2024
Ischnopterapion lotiIschnopterapion loti2024
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024
Gorse Bark BeetleHylastinus obscurus2024
Bruchela rufipesBruchela rufipes2024
Rhinusa netaRhinusa neta2024
Ceratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordi2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024

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Plants3 species

springsummer

2025

Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Bluebell · Basil Thyme

Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,428 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Yellow-legged Gull +67

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
PintailAnas acuta
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Great TitParus major2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Badger +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects87 species

summer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper +82

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2024
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2024
Tychius pusillusTychius pusillus2024
Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2024
Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2024
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
StictopleurusStictopleurus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
NematusNematus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
LonchaeidaeLonchaeidae2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
ApionidaeApionidae2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Horse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalis2025
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita2024
ApionApion2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
OedemeraOedemera2024
HarmoniaHarmonia2024
Trachyphloeus spinimanusTrachyphloeus spinimanus2024
Pseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostre2024
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2024
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2024
Tychius squamulatusTychius squamulatus2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
Otiorhynchus auriferOtiorhynchus aurifer2024
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2024
Rhinusa antirrhiniRhinusa antirrhini2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024
Dorytomus ictorDorytomus ictor2024
Romualdius angustisetulusRomualdius angustisetulus2024
Strophosoma faberStrophosoma faber2024
Ischnopterapion lotiIschnopterapion loti2024
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024
Gorse Bark BeetleHylastinus obscurus2024
Bruchela rufipesBruchela rufipes2024
Rhinusa netaRhinusa neta2024
Ceratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordi2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2025

Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Bluebell · Basil Thyme

Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland north of The Drift

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