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Rayner's Grove

16 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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52.11785, 0.14368

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
🐕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

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose +111 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

Whittlesford-Sawston cyclewaypublic footpath · 384 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 384 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Whittlesford-Sawston cyclewaypublic footpath · 7 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Whittlesford-Sawston cyclewaypublic footpath · 100 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route1.6 km

Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route789 m

Named routeRef 11Length 789 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,582 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,582 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumn

2025

Little Grebe · Mallard · Pied Wagtail · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck +66

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great TitParus major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedshankTringa totanus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WhitethroatCurruca communis

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Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Noctule

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Box Bug · Common Cockchafer · Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +7

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus
Otiorhynchus armadillo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,582 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumn

2025

Little Grebe · Mallard · Pied Wagtail · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck +66

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great TitParus major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedshankTringa totanus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Noctule

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Box Bug · Common Cockchafer · Pine Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +7

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus
Otiorhynchus armadillo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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