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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.45690, -0.58549
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 🐕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
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Spotted Woodpecker
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit +37 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit +37 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field-rose, Bramble, Dogwood +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Path through Fermyn Woods
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,882 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,882 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Long-winged Cone-head +4
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Eupeodes luniger
Field-rose · Bramble · Dogwood · Tufted Hair-grass · False-brome +89
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,882 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Long-winged Cone-head +4
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Eupeodes luniger
Field-rose · Bramble · Dogwood · Tufted Hair-grass · False-brome +89
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger
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BryonyTamus communisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgarePerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumCalamagrostisCalamagrostisCalamagrostisCalamagrostisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisVioletViolaVioletViolaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseDipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaEvents & activities nearby
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