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Places › England › Eastern › East Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.27406, 0.31863
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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 384m away — 2 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 384m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Migrant Hawker +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rothschild Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wicken Fen Adventurers' Trail, Wicken Fen Walking route 4.4 km ▾
A well-signed route along wide grassy paths (can be muddy). Take care near waterways and ponds. Dogs on leads welcome. Mobility parking and adapted toilets.
Named route Length 4.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wicken Fen Boardwalk Trail, Wicken Fen Walking route 1.1 km ▾
Suitable for wheelchairs, buggies and pushchairs. Take care near waterways and ponds. Can get wet and muddy. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 1.1 km Duration 00:50 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wicken Fen Summer Nature Trail, Wicken Fen Walking route 3.6 km ▾
This trail is only available June to October. Flat route along grassy paths. Take care when near waterways or ponds. Dogs not permitted.
Named route Length 3.6 km Duration 01:15 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Abbey Close public footpath · 77 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 77 m Path type: residential
Show on map Cuckolds Row public footpath · 114 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 114 m Path type: footway
Show on map The Leys public footpath · 438 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 438 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wicken Soham Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 21 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Greenlanes byway open to all traffic · 375 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 375 m Path type: track
Show on map Spring Close byway open to all traffic · 165 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 165 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map Dark Lane byway open to all traffic · 209 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 209 m Path type: track
Show on map Mill Lane byway open to all traffic · 133 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 133 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
23,796 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,796 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Stoat +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Carabus granulatus · Helophilus pendulus · Field Grasshopper
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Cherry Plum · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' · Common Gromwell
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,796 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Stoat +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Carabus granulatus · Helophilus pendulus · Field Grasshopper
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Cherry Plum · Viola odorata var. odorata · Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' · Common Gromwell
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Primula x pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 