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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Cambridge Getting here
52.20412, 0.12464
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Savino's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Savino's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rowan's Walk Walking route 2.6 km ▾
Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks
Named route Length 2.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers) Walking route 2.8 km ▾
A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney
Named route Length 2.8 km 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 Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers) Walking route 3.7 km ▾
A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook
Named route Length 3.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brunswick Walk public footpath · 143 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 143 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Miltons Walk public footpath · 190 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 190 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Christ's Lane public footpath · 108 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 108 m Surface paving_stones Path type: pedestrian
Show on map 141 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 The giant Oriental Plane tree in the Fellows' Garden of Emmanuel College
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Wildlife to spot
122,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 122,371 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +18
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Trioza centranthi · Water Scorpion +4
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Scathophaga stercoraria Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose +24
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 122,371 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +18
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Trioza centranthi · Water Scorpion +4
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Scathophaga stercoraria Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose +24
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
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