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Clay Pit Belt

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Basil Thyme, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Common Chickweed

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

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Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route

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NCN National Route 11Cycling route

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N/ACycling route1.6 km

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Main RouteCycling route35 m

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Main RouteCycling route40 m

Named routeRef 11Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,466 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,466 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds105 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Buzzard · Moorhen · Cormorant +100

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2023
White StorkCiconia ciconia2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2022

🦌

Mammals17 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer +12

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2023

🐝

Insects82 species

summer

2026

Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug +77

Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
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
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2024
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2024
Tychius pusillusTychius pusillus2024
Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
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
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Horse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalis2025
Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Ablattaria laevigataAblattaria laevigata2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024
Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita2024
ApionApion2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
OedemeraOedemera2024
HarmoniaHarmonia2024
Trachyphloeus spinimanusTrachyphloeus spinimanus2024
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2024
Rhinusa netaRhinusa neta2024
Tychius squamulatusTychius squamulatus2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2024
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2024
Rhinusa antirrhiniRhinusa antirrhini2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024
Dorytomus ictorDorytomus ictor2024
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024
Romualdius angustisetulusRomualdius angustisetulus2024
Strophosoma faberStrophosoma faber2024
Ischnopterapion lotiIschnopterapion loti2024
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024
Gorse Bark BeetleHylastinus obscurus2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2022

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Basil Thyme · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Bluebell · Meadow Buttercup · Lesser Celandine +6

Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Grass-polyLythrum hyssopifolia2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,466 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds105 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Buzzard · Moorhen · Cormorant +100

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BuzzardButeo buteo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CootFulica atra2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MagpiePica pica
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2023
White StorkCiconia ciconia2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2022

🦌

Mammals17 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer +12

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BadgerMeles meles
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2023

🐝

Insects82 species

summer

2026

Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug +77

Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
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
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2024
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes2024
Tychius pusillusTychius pusillus2024
Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
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
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Horse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalis2025
Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Ablattaria laevigataAblattaria laevigata2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024
Pterostichus nigritaPterostichus nigrita2024
ApionApion2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
OedemeraOedemera2024
HarmoniaHarmonia2024
Trachyphloeus spinimanusTrachyphloeus spinimanus2024
Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2024
Rhinusa netaRhinusa neta2024
Tychius squamulatusTychius squamulatus2024
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2024
Aspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolus2024
Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2024
Rhinusa antirrhiniRhinusa antirrhini2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024
Dorytomus ictorDorytomus ictor2024
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024
Romualdius angustisetulusRomualdius angustisetulus2024
Strophosoma faberStrophosoma faber2024
Ischnopterapion lotiIschnopterapion loti2024
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024
Gorse Bark BeetleHylastinus obscurus2024
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2022

🌿

Plants11 species

spring

2025

Basil Thyme · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Bluebell · Meadow Buttercup · Lesser Celandine +6

Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Grass-polyLythrum hyssopifolia2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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