Groat Lane Plantation 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Huntingdonshire Getting here
52.17132, -0.19185
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Sitona suturalis, 7-spot Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Sitona suturalis, 7-spot Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Yellow Nonea · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Nonea · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clopton Way Walking route 17.7 km ▾
This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton
Named route Length 17.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail Walking route 70 km ▾
Named route Length 70 km Regional walking route
Show on map Weneslawe Walk Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Named route Length 12.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9i Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9i Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Cambridgeshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9iii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9iii Local cycle route
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Named route Ref HDC 9ii Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
30,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,976 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jay +39
Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Brown Hare · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Dorytomus dejeani · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spruce Cone Bug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Aspidapion radiolus +2
Dorytomus dejeani Dorytomus dejeani Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Spruce Cone Bug Gastrodes abietum Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Nut Leaf Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,976 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Jay +39
Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Brown Hare · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Dorytomus dejeani · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spruce Cone Bug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Aspidapion radiolus +2
Dorytomus dejeani Dorytomus dejeani Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Spruce Cone Bug Gastrodes abietum Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Nut Leaf Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Strophosoma melanogrammum
Strophosoma melanogrammum
