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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome222 ha
Getting here
52.30017, 0.68228
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ✦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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Yellow-legged Gull +80 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: THE IRON BRIDGE AT CULFORD SCHOOL; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Yellow-legged Gull +80 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Large White +61 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Meadow Buttercup, Viper's-bugloss +110 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmLocal walking route
Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
The Driftpublic footpath · 88 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: residential
Lark Valley Pathpublic footpath · 845 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 845 mSurface grassPath type: footway
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Roadbridleway · 9 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mPath type: bridleway
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St Edmund Way, Culford Park
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Wildlife to spot
32,172 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,172 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Yellow-legged Gull · Pochard · Wigeon · Tawny Owl +38
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- PintailAnas acuta
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Shrew · Mole · Muntjac · Fallow Deer
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Slow-worm
Common Blue Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +32
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Field Grasshopper
Dewberry · Long-headed Poppy · Field Bindweed · Soapwort · Amphibious Bistort +40
- DewberryRubus caesius
- Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis
- Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,172 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Yellow-legged Gull · Pochard · Wigeon · Tawny Owl +38
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- PintailAnas acuta
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Shrew · Mole · Muntjac · Fallow Deer
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Slow-worm
Common Blue Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +32
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Field Grasshopper
Dewberry · Long-headed Poppy · Field Bindweed · Soapwort · Amphibious Bistort +40
- DewberryRubus caesius
- Long-headed PoppyPapaver dubium
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
- Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis
- Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCheilosia impressaCheilosia impressaCheilosia impressaCheilosia impressaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSouthern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinisSouthern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesTropidia scitaTropidia scitaTropidia scitaTropidia scitaXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialisXylotaXylotaXylotaXylotaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumDwarf MallowMalva neglectaDwarf MallowMalva neglectaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisWeasel's-snoutMisopates orontiumWeasel's-snoutMisopates orontiumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalis