Papworth Wood
✦ Ancient woodland16 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
52.25076, -0.11080
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Hospital Staff Car Park 94m away — 16 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Hospital Staff Car Park 94m away — 16 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Spring Starflower +12 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Route HDC 9iCycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Polecat · Muntjac · Badger +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- PolecatMustela putorius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Norfolk Aeshna · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Little Pondskater · Migrant Hawker · Creeping Thistle Lacebug +4
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Little PondskaterGerris (Gerris) argentatus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
- Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2024
Spring Starflower · Danish Scurvygrass · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Lesser Chickweed · Virginia-creeper +3
- Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida
- Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia2025
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Polecat · Muntjac · Badger +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- PolecatMustela putorius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- BadgerMeles meles2023
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Norfolk Aeshna · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Little Pondskater · Migrant Hawker · Creeping Thistle Lacebug +4
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Little PondskaterGerris (Gerris) argentatus
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
- Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2024
Spring Starflower · Danish Scurvygrass · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Lesser Chickweed · Virginia-creeper +3
- Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida
- Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia2025
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2022
Erinaceus europaeus2022
Lema cyanella
Lema cyanella
Lema cyanella2024
Lema cyanella2024
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2023Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2023Kidney Vetch
Kidney Vetch
Anthyllis vulneraria2024
Anthyllis vulneraria2024
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024Events & activities nearby
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