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Isleham Lime Kilns

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Adonis' Ladybird, Black-tailed Skimmer +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Adonis' Ladybird, Black-tailed Skimmer +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Coates Drovebyway open to all traffic · 571 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 571 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

10,417 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,417 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Barn Owl +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
HobbyFalco subbuteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common TernSterna hirundo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GadwallMareca strepera
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Little OwlAthene noctua
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024

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Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac · Stoat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects5 species

summerautumn

2025

Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Black-tailed Skimmer · Hypera ononidis · Nut Weevil

Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Hypera ononidisHypera ononidis
Nut WeevilCurculio nucum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,417 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Barn Owl +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
HobbyFalco subbuteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CuckooCuculus canorus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common TernSterna hirundo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GadwallMareca strepera
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Little OwlAthene noctua
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedshankTringa totanus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac · Stoat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects5 species

summerautumn

2025

Adonis' Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Black-tailed Skimmer · Hypera ononidis · Nut Weevil

Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Hypera ononidisHypera ononidis
Nut WeevilCurculio nucum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ajay Tegala · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Isleham Recreation GroundUrban park300 m→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park4.6 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→✦Isleham priory: an alien Benedictine priory 100m west of St Andrew's ChurchHistoric site300 m→⛪St Peter and St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪Fordham Congregational ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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