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Places › England › Eastern › East Cambridgeshire Getting here
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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 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Kestrel, Rook +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Kestrel, Rook +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Even Scalewort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +155 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Even Scalewort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +155 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Blackthorn +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Winter Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 1.9 km ▾
This route has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters.
has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside walk Walking route ▾
Horningsea and Clayhithe River Walk Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Named route Length 7.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Burgh Hall Farm public footpath · 215 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 215 m Path type: service
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 21 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,427 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,427 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red-legged Partridge · Kestrel · Rook · Dunnock · Starling +34
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Swift Apus apus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Gull Larus canus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Leisler's Bat · Weasel +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2023 Weasel Mustela nivalis2022 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Tree Moth · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +5
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Creeping Bent · False Oat-grass · Hogweed · Ribwort Plantain · Rubus ulmifolius +64
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,427 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red-legged Partridge · Kestrel · Rook · Dunnock · Starling +34
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Swift Apus apus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Common Gull Larus canus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Leisler's Bat · Weasel +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri2023 Weasel Mustela nivalis2022 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Box Tree Moth · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +5
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Eupeodes Eupeodes Creeping Bent · False Oat-grass · Hogweed · Ribwort Plantain · Rubus ulmifolius +64
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2024
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Walnut Juglans regia
Walnut Juglans regia
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans
Reflexed Saltmarsh-Grass Puccinellia distans
Dense Silky-bent Apera interrupta
Dense Silky-bent Apera interrupta
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos
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