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🐄Farms🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
52.40970, -0.32641
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Hamerton Zoo Park on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Hamerton Zoo Park on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris, Myriolecis crenulata, Flavoplaca austrocitrina +108 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route163 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route378 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Wind turbines at Hamerton Zoo Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,624 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Tawny Owl +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Rock DoveColumba livia2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Fallow Deer
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2021▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2019
Small White · Meadow Brown · Lesser Stag Beetle · Red Admiral · Peacock +18
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Dilated Scalewort · Wall Scalewort · Even Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Variable-leaved Crestwort +32
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020
- Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2020
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata2020
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2020
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2020
- Blueish Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,624 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Tawny Owl +35
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Rock DoveColumba livia2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Fallow Deer
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2021▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2019
Small White · Meadow Brown · Lesser Stag Beetle · Red Admiral · Peacock +18
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Dilated Scalewort · Wall Scalewort · Even Scalewort · Forked Veilwort · Variable-leaved Crestwort +32
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2020
- Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2020
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata2020
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2020
- Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2020
- Blueish Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dama dama2021
Dama dama2021
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2018Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus20182019
2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album20192-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2022Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2022Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2019Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2019Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2018Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2018Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2018Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2018Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2018Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2018Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2018Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018Metzgeria violacea2020
Metzgeria violacea2020
Thread-leaved Water-crowfootRanunculus trichophyllusThread-leaved Water-crowfootRanunculus trichophyllusWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2020Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2020Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2020Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2020Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2020Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum2020Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2020Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2020Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2020Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2020Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2020Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2020Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2020Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2020Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2020Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2020Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2020Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2020Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2020Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2020Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2020Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2020Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2020Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2020Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2020Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2020Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2020Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2020Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2020Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2020Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2020Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2020Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2020Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2020Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2020Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2020Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2020Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2020Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2020Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2020Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2020Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2020Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2020Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2020Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2020Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2020Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2020Least DuckweedLemna minuta2018Least DuckweedLemna minuta2018Events & activities nearby
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