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Ramsey Town Sign

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 284m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 284m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

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 — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Bramble, Daisy +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Bramble, Daisy +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Elder, Bramble, Bristly Oxtongue +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2025

Swift · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch +67

SwiftApus apus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2022
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals17 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare +12

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BatChiroptera2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
MoleTalpa europaea
PolecatMustela putorius2023
OtterLutra lutra2022
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2020

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2020

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects41 species

summer

2026

Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Red Admiral +36

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2022
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2020
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2021
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2022
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2020
Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2020
Dasineura pustulansDasineura pustulans2020
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2020
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020

🌿

Plants53 species

summer

2025

Elder · Bramble · Daisy · Bristly Oxtongue · Lords-and-Ladies +48

ElderSambucus nigra
BrambleRubus fruticosus
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022
OakQuercus
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
NipplewortLapsana communis
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
IvyHedera helix
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common CouchElymus repens
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Field MapleAcer campestre
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Greater BurdockArctium lappa
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
AshFraxinus excelsior
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2021
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
White Dead-nettleLamium album2020
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2020
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2020
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,508 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2025

Swift · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch +67

SwiftApus apus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
CuckooCuculus canorus2020
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2022
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals17 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Red Fox · Brown Hare +12

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BatChiroptera2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
BadgerMeles meles2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
MoleTalpa europaea
PolecatMustela putorius2023
OtterLutra lutra2022
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2020

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2020

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects41 species

summer

2026

Small White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Red Admiral +36

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2022
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2022
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2020
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2021
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2022
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2020
Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2020
Dasineura pustulansDasineura pustulans2020
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2020
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020

🌿

Plants53 species

summer

2025

Elder · Bramble · Daisy · Bristly Oxtongue · Lords-and-Ladies +48

ElderSambucus nigra
BrambleRubus fruticosus
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022
OakQuercus
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
NipplewortLapsana communis
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
IvyHedera helix
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common CouchElymus repens
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Field MapleAcer campestre
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Greater BurdockArctium lappa
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
AshFraxinus excelsior
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2021
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
White Dead-nettleLamium album2020
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2020
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2020
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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