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🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.20591, 0.12251
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Heavenly Desserts — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Heavenly Desserts — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Red-belted Cleaver, 7-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km▾
Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks
Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers)Walking route2.8 km▾
A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney
Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers)Walking route3.7 km▾
A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook
Named routeLength 3.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Christ's Lanepublic footpath · 108 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 108 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: pedestrian
Garret Hostel Lanepublic footpath · 137 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mSurface asphaltPath type: living_street
Brunswick Walkpublic footpath · 143 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
141 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
122,231 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
122,231 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Trioza centranthi · Water Scorpion +4
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose +25
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- DaisyBellis perennis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
122,231 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-belted Cleaver · Trioza centranthi · Water Scorpion +4
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Green Alkanet · White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose +25
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- DaisyBellis perennis
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansSmall TeaselDipsacus pilosusSmall TeaselDipsacus pilosusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusCherryPrunusCherryPrunusEvents & activities nearby
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