Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.44633, -0.11646
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Bat +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
Football and cricket pitches, Ramsey
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
17,472 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,472 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Swallow · Blue Tit · Robin +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Emperor Dragonfly · Red Admiral · Large White · Small White · Gatekeeper +12
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io
Bramble · Hedge Bindweed · Great Willowherb · Common Reed · Bittersweet +34
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- OakQuercus
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,472 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Swallow · Blue Tit · Robin +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals10 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Emperor Dragonfly · Red Admiral · Large White · Small White · Gatekeeper +12
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- PeacockAglais io
Bramble · Hedge Bindweed · Great Willowherb · Common Reed · Bittersweet +34
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- OakQuercus
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsior