Gamsey Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Huntingdonshire Getting here
52.41809, -0.20298
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Kestrel, Blue Tit +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Kestrel, Blue Tit +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small White +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small White +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pathfinder Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named route Length 74 km Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 163 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 163 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 378 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 378 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 9.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 302 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 302 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
23,002 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,002 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Skylark · Pheasant +10
Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Noctule +5
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Comma +15
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Red Admiral Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,002 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Skylark · Pheasant +10
Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Noctule +5
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Comma +15
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Red Admiral Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024 Vanessa atalanta2024
Vanessa atalanta2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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