Riddy Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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52.42033, -0.20946
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackcap, Chiffchaff +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackcap, Chiffchaff +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small White +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small White +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pathfinder Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named route Length 74 km Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 163 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 163 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 378 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 378 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 9.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 302 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 302 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
27,085 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,085 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Magpie +35
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Mole +3
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Small White · Red Admiral · Large White · Comma · Green-veined White +18
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Gromwell · Pedunculate Oak · Remote Sedge · Honeysuckle · Ribwort Plantain +27
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Remote Sedge Carex remota Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,085 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Magpie +35
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whitethroat Curruca communis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Mole +3
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Small White · Red Admiral · Large White · Comma · Green-veined White +18
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Gromwell · Pedunculate Oak · Remote Sedge · Honeysuckle · Ribwort Plantain +27
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Remote Sedge Carex remota Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
daffodils Narcissus
daffodils Narcissus
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna 