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Johnson's Zoological Gardens

21 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.38020, -0.09187

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféPlaygroundToiletsFarm visit

Best for

11 activities

Farm visits

Very strong match

Zoo or animal collection

Varies

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Mammals — Badger, Hedgehog, Brown Hare +13 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, café

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rothschild WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route

Huntingdon and Godmanchester Walk, Houghton MillWalking route12.8 km

Head off through a watery landscape in search of lost mills on this 8-mile circular walk through the delightful landscape of the Ouse valley. Mostly level ground, with several stiles, gates and steps.

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +49

JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
MagpiePica pica2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
SwiftApus apus2020
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2024

Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red Deer

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2021

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Rosemary Beetle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee +3

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Red-legged Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +49

JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
MagpiePica pica2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
SwiftApus apus2020
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2024

Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red Deer

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2021

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Rosemary Beetle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee +3

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Red-legged Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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