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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Getting here
52.16122, 0.26849
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Woodpigeon ✦ 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
🐦 25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Woodpigeon ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +22 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +22 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Darter, Meadow Grasshopper, Sphaerophoria scripta +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Small Scabious, Wild Privet, Creeping Thistle +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fleam Dyke public footpath · 1.9 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.9 km Path type: footway
Show on map Fleam Dyke public footpath · 3 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 km Path type: footway
Show on map Fleam Dyke public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
18,419 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Bearded Tit · Blue Tit +20
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Eurasian Serotine +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Meadow Grasshopper · Sphaerophoria scripta · Swollen-thighed Beetle
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 65 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small Scabious · Wild Privet · Creeping Thistle · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Juniper +60
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Juniper Juniperus communis Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,419 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Bearded Tit · Blue Tit +20
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Eurasian Serotine +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🐝 Insects 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Meadow Grasshopper · Sphaerophoria scripta · Swollen-thighed Beetle
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 65 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small Scabious · Wild Privet · Creeping Thistle · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Juniper +60
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Juniper Juniperus communis Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Yarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Lesser Meadow-rue Thalictrum minus
Lesser Meadow-rue Thalictrum minus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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