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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Oxeye Daisy, Yarrow +57 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Oxeye Daisy, Yarrow +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Green Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Common Chickweed +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lode Dog-Walking Trail, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Flat grass paths which may be muddy at times, as well as paved village streets and close to open water. Dogs welcome, on a lead for village part of the route.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters.
has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cam Towpath public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map Cam Towpath public footpath · 237 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 237 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: path
Show on map Cam Towpath public footpath · 146 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 146 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: path
Show on map 138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map SE Cambridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
84,819 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 84,819 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Mallard +14
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · Nephus quadrimaculatus · 22-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Cleavers · Yarrow · Oxeye Daisy · Hedge Bedstraw · Cow Parsley +49
Cleavers Galium aparine Yarrow Achillea millefolium Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Hedge Bedstraw Galium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 84,819 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Mallard +14
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · Nephus quadrimaculatus · 22-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Cleavers · Yarrow · Oxeye Daisy · Hedge Bedstraw · Cow Parsley +49
Cleavers Galium aparine Yarrow Achillea millefolium Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Hedge Bedstraw Galium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Bramble Rubus
Bramble Rubus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Valerianella Valerianella
Valerianella Valerianella
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Oregon Grape Mahonia
Oregon Grape Mahonia
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Buddleja Buddleja
Buddleja Buddleja
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur 