SHEEP'S GREEN AND COE FEN 17 ha
🧺 Picnic🛝 Family🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Cambridge Getting here
52.19692, 0.11753
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 221m away — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 55 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 Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers) Walking route 2.8 km ▾
A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney
Named route Length 2.8 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 Crusoe Bridge public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Path type: footway
Show on map New Bit public footpath · 301 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 301 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Driftway public footpath · 307 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 307 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 139 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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About this nature reserve Sheep's Green and Coe Fen is a 17-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Cambridge, Eastern England. This area includes meadows and riverside habitats, attracting diverse wildlife like waterfowl and providing spaces for leisurely walks.
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Wildlife to spot
77,493 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 77,493 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +17
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Pea-leaf Weevil · Red-belted Cleaver · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Corizus hyoscyami +2
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Phaonia subventa Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · White Dead-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose +25
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle White Dead-nettle Lamium album Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 77,493 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +17
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Pea-leaf Weevil · Red-belted Cleaver · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Trioza centranthi · Corizus hyoscyami +2
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Phaonia subventa Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · White Dead-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Daisy · Primrose +25
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle White Dead-nettle Lamium album Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Daisy Bellis perennis Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus
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
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
Siberian Squill Scilla siberica
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