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Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Marmalade Hoverfly +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Blackthorn +79 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Blackthorn +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wimpole Way Walking route 20.7 km ▾
A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland
Named route Length 20.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Love Lane public footpath · 209 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 209 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 126 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map SE Cambridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Lime Kiln Close nature reserve
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58,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 58,178 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Silver Fish
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Cow Parsley · Alexanders · Snowdrop · Holly · Stinking Hellebore +9
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Snowdrop Galanthus Holly Ilex aquifolium Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 58,178 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Silver Fish
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Cow Parsley · Alexanders · Snowdrop · Holly · Stinking Hellebore +9
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Snowdrop Galanthus Holly Ilex aquifolium Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis 