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Cambourne Sports Centre

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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
🅿️Parking 173m away — 20 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
🅿️Parking 173m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Starling, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Harcamlow WayWalking route

Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Hardwick Millennium FootpathWalking route13.9 km

A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.

Named routeLength 13.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km

A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland

Named routeLength 20.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route

142/5public footpath · 600 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 600 mSurface concretePath type: track

142/8public footpath · 1.1 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway

142/5public footpath · 15 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface concretePath type: track

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route HDC 8Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

Crow Dene Bridleway 279/2bridleway · 48 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Crow Dene Bridleway 279/2bridleway · 765 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 765 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Bridleway 142/10bridleway · 64 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Crow Dene Bridleway 279/2bridleway · 55 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

13,412 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,412 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Starling · Woodpigeon · Mallard · House Sparrow +69

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GadwallMareca strepera
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Common TernSterna hirundo
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024

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Mammals6 species

winterspring

2025

Otter · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox +1

OtterLutra lutra2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐝

Insects55 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Marbled White · Ringlet +50

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2025
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
HornetVespa crabro2024
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Psylla alniPsylla alni2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2024
Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei2024
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea2024

🌿

Plants33 species

springsummer

2026

Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Yellow-rattle · Common Field-speedwell +28

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Upright SpurgeEuphorbia stricta2025
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2025
Purple WillowSalix purpurea2025
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024
Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2024
OxlipPrimula elatior2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,412 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Starling · Woodpigeon · Mallard · House Sparrow +69

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RavenCorvus corax
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
GadwallMareca strepera
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Common TernSterna hirundo
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspring

2025

Otter · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox +1

OtterLutra lutra2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐝

Insects55 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Marbled White · Ringlet +50

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2025
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
HornetVespa crabro2024
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Psylla alniPsylla alni2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2024
Hesperocorixa linnaeiHesperocorixa linnaei2024
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea2024

🌿

Plants33 species

springsummer

2026

Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Yellow-rattle · Common Field-speedwell +28

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Upright SpurgeEuphorbia stricta2025
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2025
Purple WillowSalix purpurea2025
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024
Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2024
OxlipPrimula elatior2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Brightley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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