Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
52.55156, -0.11101
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Airfield CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route997 m▾
Named routeLength 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route189 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,832 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,832 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds56 species
springsummerwinter
2025Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Moorhen
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CootFulica atra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- TealAnas crecca
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2026Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Rat
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,832 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds56 species
springsummerwinter
2025Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Moorhen
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CootFulica atra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- TealAnas crecca
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummer
2026Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Brown Rat
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025