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Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long Turning

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📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +92 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 — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Hairy Dragonfly, Common Darter +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Hairy Dragonfly, Common Darter +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rothschild WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,792 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,792 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2025

Starling · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Lapwing · Rook +50

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Common GullLarus canus
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedshankTringa totanus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus

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Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,792 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2025

Starling · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Lapwing · Rook +50

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Common GullLarus canus
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedshankTringa totanus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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