South Lodge Plantation 19 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
Places › England › Eastern › South Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.21122, -0.16007
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +70 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +70 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +83 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 74/4 public footpath · 675 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 675 m Path type: footway
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Route HDC 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9i Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9i Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9iii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9iii Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9ii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9ii Local cycle route
Show on map Photos South Lodge Plantation, Croxton, Cambs
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Wildlife to spot
16,027 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,027 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Tawny Owl Strix aluco Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Fox · Stoat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Stoat Mustela erminea2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Carder Bee · Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Bombus lucorum +18
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Bumblebee Bombus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Maize · Spurge-laurel
Maize Zea mays Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,027 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Tawny Owl Strix aluco Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Red Fox · Stoat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Stoat Mustela erminea2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Carder Bee · Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Bombus lucorum +18
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Bumblebee Bombus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Maize · Spurge-laurel
Maize Zea mays Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Tachina fera Tachina fera
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
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