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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.44974, -0.10525
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Farmers Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Farmers Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel, Bat +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Red Admiral +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
17,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,640 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Swift · Swallow · Green Woodpecker +18
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
🦌Mammals9 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Mole +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Large Skipper +15
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Bramble · Hedge Bindweed · Great Willowherb · Elder · Common Reed +35
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- DaisyBellis perennis2023
- OakQuercus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,640 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Swift · Swallow · Green Woodpecker +18
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
🦌Mammals9 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Mole +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Large Skipper +15
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Bramble · Hedge Bindweed · Great Willowherb · Elder · Common Reed +35
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- DaisyBellis perennis2023
- OakQuercus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
BadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024PolecatMustela putorius2023PolecatMustela putorius2023Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus20232024
2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2023Small WhitePieris rapae2023GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023PeacockAglais io2023PeacockAglais io2023Goat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamara