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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐾Scotts Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐾Scotts Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Brown Hare, Hedgehog, Rabbit +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Umbellifer Mildew, Mint Mildew, Thistle Rust +8 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Hogweed, Cow Parsley +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Bishop's WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 11Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route197 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 197 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route266 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 266 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route419 m▾
Named routeLength 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Old Fen Baulkbyway open to all traffic · 901 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 901 mSurface grassPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
4,774 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,774 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Swift · Rook · Blackbird · Linnet +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Badger · Grey Squirrel +5
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Sicus ferrugineus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Small Black Ant · Volucella inanis +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Hogweed · Clustered Dock · Reed Canary-grass · Rosa canina · Meadow Foxtail +25
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2021
- Rosa caninaRosa canina2021
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,774 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Swift · Rook · Blackbird · Linnet +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Badger · Grey Squirrel +5
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Sicus ferrugineus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Small Black Ant · Volucella inanis +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Small Black AntLasius niger
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Hogweed · Clustered Dock · Reed Canary-grass · Rosa canina · Meadow Foxtail +25
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2021
- Rosa caninaRosa canina2021
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus2024
Chorthippus brunneus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Belted TigressAthalia bicolor2023Belted TigressAthalia bicolor2023Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2022Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2022Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021Face FlyMusca autumnalis2021Face FlyMusca autumnalis2021Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2021Cantharis lividaCantharis livida20212021
2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CharlockSinapis arvensis2021CharlockSinapis arvensis2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleBlack MustardBrassica nigraBlack MustardBrassica nigraCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisBulrushTypha latifolia2021BulrushTypha latifolia2021False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2021False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2021Water FernAzolla filiculoides2021Water FernAzolla filiculoides2021Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2021Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2021Fat DuckweedLemna gibba2021Fat DuckweedLemna gibba2021Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2021Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2021Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2021Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza2021Hard RushJuncus inflexus2021Hard RushJuncus inflexus2021Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2021Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2021Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2021Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2021