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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.22339, 0.14895
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Oxeye Daisy, Yarrow +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Oxeye Daisy, Yarrow +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route7.4 km▾
Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Horningsea and Clayhithe River WalkWalking route7.2 km▾
Named routeLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cam Towpathpublic footpath · 105 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
Cam Towpathpublic footpath · 146 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: path
Cam Towpathpublic footpath · 115 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: path
133 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
98,099 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
98,099 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Mallard +13
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Epistrophe eligans · 22-spot Ladybird +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Cleavers · Yarrow · Oxeye Daisy · Hedge Bedstraw · Cow Parsley +51
- CleaversGalium aparine
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
98,099 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Mallard +13
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GadwallMareca strepera
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · Nephus quadrimaculatus · Epistrophe eligans · 22-spot Ladybird +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Cleavers · Yarrow · Oxeye Daisy · Hedge Bedstraw · Cow Parsley +51
- CleaversGalium aparine
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBrambleRubusBrambleRubusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensValerianellaValerianellaValerianellaValerianellaRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorataMilk ThistleSilybum marianumMilk ThistleSilybum marianumSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaOregon GrapeMahoniaOregon GrapeMahoniaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumBuddlejaBuddlejaBuddlejaBuddlejaCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus robur