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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Olive's — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Olive's — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Field Grasshopper +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Field Grasshopper +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Elder, Wild Carrot · last seen 2023; Plants — Elder, Wild Carrot · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rothschild WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springwinter

2026

Mallard · Little Grebe · Wren · Reed Bunting · Great Tit +56

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great TitParus major2024
CootFulica atra2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
MagpiePica pica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Stoat · Daubenton's Bat +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
StoatMustela erminea2025
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects39 species

springsummer

2026

Common Blue Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly · White-legged Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Uroleucon +34

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
UroleuconUroleucon2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025
Delicate Apple CapsidMalacocoris chlorizans2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Apolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolae2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
SapromyzaSapromyza2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Antherophagus pallensAntherophagus pallens2024
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2024
Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024
Drab Wood-soldierflySolva marginata2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springwinter

2026

Mallard · Little Grebe · Wren · Reed Bunting · Great Tit +56

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Great TitParus major2024
CootFulica atra2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
MagpiePica pica2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Stoat · Daubenton's Bat +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
StoatMustela erminea2025
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects39 species

springsummer

2026

Common Blue Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly · White-legged Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Uroleucon +34

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
UroleuconUroleucon2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025
Delicate Apple CapsidMalacocoris chlorizans2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Apolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolae2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025
SapromyzaSapromyza2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Antherophagus pallensAntherophagus pallens2024
Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2024
Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024
Drab Wood-soldierflySolva marginata2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John the Baptist, Somersham: late September 2021

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