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52.39607, 0.26297
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Red-belted Cleaver +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Epistrophe eligans, Red-belted Cleaver +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, Red Dead-nettle
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Sun Spurge, Ground-ivy, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sun Spurge, Ground-ivy, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Via Beata Walking route ▾
A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map The Bishop's Way Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Local walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Ely to King's Lynn) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Cups Walk public footpath · 6 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 6 m Path type: footway
Show on map Quai d'Orsay public footpath · 138 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 138 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Three Cups Walk public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Path type: footway
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (through Ely) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 15 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 8 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 8 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 22 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 306 m ▾
Named route Ref 11 Length 306 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Ely Cathedral Tithe / Monastic Barn C14th
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Wildlife to spot
80,832 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 80,832 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin · Canada Goose +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Red-belted Cleaver · Empoasca vitis · Zyginella pulchra +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Sun Spurge · Ground-ivy · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +10
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cowslip Primula veris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 80,832 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin · Canada Goose +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe eligans · Red-belted Cleaver · Empoasca vitis · Zyginella pulchra +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus torvus Sun Spurge · Ground-ivy · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lesser Celandine · White Dead-nettle +10
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cowslip Primula veris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Chlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescens Chlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescens
Chlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescens Chlamydatus (Eurymerocoris) evanescens
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Ribautiana debilis Ribautiana debilis
Ribautiana debilis Ribautiana debilis
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum 