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52.15400, -0.09106
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Creeping Fingerwort +104 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Creeping Fingerwort +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Wood-rust, Bristly Oxtongue, Walnut +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wimpole Way Walking route 20.7 km ▾
A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland
Named route Length 20.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Clopton Way Walking route 17.7 km ▾
This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton
Named route Length 17.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Wimpole Estate Arrington Walk Walking route 4.6 km ▾
A walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate
Named route Length 4.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wimpole Estate Arrington Longer Walk Walking route 5.2 km ▾
A longer walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate
Named route Length 5.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wimpole Estate Thrones 3 Walk Walking route 5.8 km ▾
A walk around the east and north east of the Wimpole Estate
Named route Length 5.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route HDC 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Cambridgeshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9ii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9ii Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Croydon Old Lane bridleway · 1 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map Croydon Old Lane bridleway · 1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1 km Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map Croydon Old Lane bridleway · 4 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 4 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map Croydon Old Lane bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Hedgerow towards Round Spinney
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Wildlife to spot
5,408 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,408 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Common Shrew · House Mouse · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger +2
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023 House Mouse Mus musculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2022 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis · Diaperis boleti +16
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025 Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Walnut · Red Bartsia · Rough Hawkbit · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Dwarf Mallow +11
Walnut Juglans regia Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,408 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Common Shrew · House Mouse · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger +2
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2023 House Mouse Mus musculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2022 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Xylota segnis · Diaperis boleti +16
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025 Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025 🌿 Plants 16 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Walnut · Red Bartsia · Rough Hawkbit · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Dwarf Mallow +11
Walnut Juglans regia Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Mustela erminea2022
Mustela erminea2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorum Chalcosyrphus nemorum2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorum Chalcosyrphus nemorum2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Common Pondskater Gerris (Gerris) lacustris2023
Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata2023
Orchesia undulata Orchesia undulata2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis2022
Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis2022 