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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféPlaygroundToiletsFarm visit

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9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Farm visits

Very strong match

Farm attraction

Varies

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Mammals — Hedgehog, Badger, Brown Hare +13 more · last seen 2024

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, café

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route

Huntingdon and Godmanchester Walk, Houghton MillWalking route12.8 km

Head off through a watery landscape in search of lost mills on this 8-mile circular walk through the delightful landscape of the Ouse valley. Mostly level ground, with several stiles, gates and steps.

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route

Rothschild WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

Named routeRegional 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

1,622 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,622 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren +52

JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MagpiePica pica2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020

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Mammals6 species

springsummer

2024

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Red Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020
Rabbit

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2021
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2021

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Insects6 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Red-legged Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket +1

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,622 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren +52

JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MagpiePica pica2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
RedshankTringa totanus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020

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Mammals6 species

springsummer

2024

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Red Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020
Rabbit

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo2021
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2021

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Red-legged Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket +1

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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