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Constable's Rood

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📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Allotment users CP 226m away — 14 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Allotment users CP 226m away — 14 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Coot +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Coot +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51

Varies

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Rothschild WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route

St Ives and the Hemingfords Walk, Houghton MillWalking route8 km

Starting from Houghton Mill, this relaxed walk takes in water meadows and the delightful Ouse Valley landscape, while also allowing you to to uncover the past glories of a market town. Mostly level ground, with several stiles, gates and steps.

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Hale Roadpublic footpath · 142 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 142 mPath type: unclassified

Hale Roadpublic footpath · 534 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 534 mPath type: unclassified

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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route11.1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 11.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9 m

Named routeRef 51Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route125 m

Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route422 m

Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Middle Fen Drovebridleway · 120 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 120 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Middle Fen Drovebridleway · 9 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface concretePath type: track

Guided Busway bridlewaybridleway · 1.7 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Middle Fen Drovebridleway · 327 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 327 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Middle Fen Drovebridleway · 40 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 40 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

155,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

155,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck · Robin · Coot · Shoveler +57

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PochardAythya ferina
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WigeonMareca penelope
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PintailAnas acuta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SmewMergellus albellus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

155,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2026

Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck · Robin · Coot · Shoveler +57

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PochardAythya ferina
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WigeonMareca penelope
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PintailAnas acuta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SmewMergellus albellus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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