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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Le Patissier — 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Le Patissier — 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard +19 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Green Alkanet, White Dead-nettle +27 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Green Alkanet, White Dead-nettle +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 11
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 11 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 Garret Hostel Lane public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface asphalt Path type: living_street
Show on map Garret Hostel Lane Bridge public footpath · 30 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 30 m Surface paving_stones Path type: cycleway
Show on map Burrell's Walk public footpath · 314 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 314 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Whymans Lane bridleway · 43 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 43 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Whymans Lane bridleway · 14 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 14 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
95,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 95,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +17
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 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major 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 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 · Wall Lettuce · Daisy +25
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens White Dead-nettle Lamium album Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 95,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +17
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 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major 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 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 · Wall Lettuce · Daisy +25
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens White Dead-nettle Lamium album Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris 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
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
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
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
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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