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Getting here
52.37681, -0.27001
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Swift +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Brown Rat, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +186 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Wild Teasel, Bristly Oxtongue +22 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 12
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route275 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 275 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route890 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route163 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,905 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,905 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians5 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2022
🐝Insects48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Red Mason Bee · Pied Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +43
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Cowslip · Meadow Buttercup · Oxeye Daisy · Fairy Flax · Musk-mallow +27
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,905 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians5 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2022
🐝Insects48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Red Mason Bee · Pied Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee +43
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Cowslip · Meadow Buttercup · Oxeye Daisy · Fairy Flax · Musk-mallow +27
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2024Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2023Ridge-saddled Carpenter BeeHeriades truncorum2023SarcophagaSarcophaga2023SarcophagaSarcophaga2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2023Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2023Auplopus carbonariusAuplopus carbonarius2023Auplopus carbonariusAuplopus carbonarius2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023HoverflySyrphidae2023HoverflySyrphidae2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023Golden HoverflyCallicera spinolae2022Golden HoverflyCallicera spinolae2022Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2022Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2022Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2022Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium album