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Getting here
52.34457, 0.52369
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 192m away — 7 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 192m away — 7 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Grey Heron +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Grey Heron +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Firebug, Large Red Damselfly +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Twayblade, Sweet Violet, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
The Great Barrow WalkWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 104 mi
The Warrener's World TrailWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
BlueWalking route▾
Heath Roadpublic footpath · 134 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mPath type: residential
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
14,495 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,495 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wren · Goldfinch · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Firebug · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hollyhock Weevil · Varied Carpet Beetle · Stictopleurus abutilon +3
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn · Primrose · Apple-of-Peru +18
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Apple-of-PeruNicandra physalodes2025
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,495 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wren · Goldfinch · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects8 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Firebug · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hollyhock Weevil · Varied Carpet Beetle · Stictopleurus abutilon +3
- FirebugPyrrhocoris apterus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Sweet Violet · Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn · Primrose · Apple-of-Peru +18
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Apple-of-PeruNicandra physalodes2025
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Wormwood MoonshinerAmara fusca2025Wormwood MoonshinerAmara fusca2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumStriped SquillPuschkinia scilloidesStriped SquillPuschkinia scilloidesGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumSpring StarflowerTristagma uniflorumClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataHyacinthHyacinthus orientalisHyacinthHyacinthus orientalisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albus