Saint Matthew's Piece 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Cambridge Getting here
52.20662, 0.14001
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Winter Aconite, White Dead-nettle +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Winter Aconite, White Dead-nettle +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rowan's Walk Walking route 2.6 km ▾
Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks
Named route Length 2.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers) Walking route 3.7 km ▾
A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook
Named route Length 3.7 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cutter Ferry Bridge public footpath · 29 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 29 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 145 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map SE Cambridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
112,324 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 112,324 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Blue Tit · Robin +17
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Pea-leaf Weevil · Red-belted Cleaver · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Water Scorpion +6
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Scathophaga stercoraria Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose · Groundsel +22
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 112,324 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Blue Tit · Robin +17
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Pea-leaf Weevil · Red-belted Cleaver · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Water Scorpion +6
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus Scathophaga stercoraria Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · White Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose · Groundsel +22
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
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