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52.25470, -0.06912
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Pub car park 7m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Pub car park 7m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Oak Bush-cricket, Limnephilus flavicornis +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Oak Bush-cricket, Limnephilus flavicornis +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Spurge, Round-leaved Fluellen, Sweet Violet +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Broad-leaved Spurge, Round-leaved Fluellen, Sweet Violet +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Crab Apple, Red Dead-nettle, Wild Onion
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hardwick Millennium Footpath Walking route 13.9 km ▾
A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.
Named route Length 13.9 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pathfinder Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named route Length 74 km Local walking route
Show on map Spigot Lane public footpath · 78 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 78 m Path type: residential
Show on map Spigot Lane public footpath · 45 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 45 m Path type: footway
Show on map Cowdell End public footpath · 15 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 15 m Path type: residential
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 33 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 33 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Elsworth, Holy Trinity Church: Well preserved early Tudor stalls with linenfold-panelled backs
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Wildlife to spot
52,734 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,734 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Skylark +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Linnet Linaria cannabina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rook Corvus frugilegus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca House Martin Delichon urbicum Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Field Vole · Muntjac +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Taeniapion urticarium · Turtle Bug · Water Measurer · Calodromius spilotus · Anchomenus dorsalis +17
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium2025 Turtle Bug Podops inuncta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2025 Yellow Meadow Ant 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Spurge-laurel · Broad-leaved Spurge · Common Field-speedwell +4
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,734 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Skylark +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Linnet Linaria cannabina Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rook Corvus frugilegus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Teal Anas crecca House Martin Delichon urbicum Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Field Vole · Muntjac +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Taeniapion urticarium · Turtle Bug · Water Measurer · Calodromius spilotus · Anchomenus dorsalis +17
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium2025 Turtle Bug Podops inuncta Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2025 Yellow Meadow Ant 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Spurge-laurel · Broad-leaved Spurge · Common Field-speedwell +4
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Broad-leaved Spurge Euphorbia platyphyllos Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lasius flavus2025
Lasius flavus2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis Scymnus haemorrhoidalis2025
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2025
Temnothorax nylanderi Temnothorax nylanderi2025
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile2025
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis2025
Lepinotus patruelis Lepinotus patruelis2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis2025
Hayhurstia atriplicis Hayhurstia atriplicis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Conops flavipes Conops flavipes2025
Conops flavipes Conops flavipes2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Monotoma picipes Monotoma picipes2025
Monotoma picipes Monotoma picipes2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki2025
Trichopsocus brincki Trichopsocus brincki2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium2025
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium2025