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Getting here
52.38625, 0.20829
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 266m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Jackdaw +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Jackdaw +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Ash, Bramble +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Via BeataWalking route▾
A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.
Named routeRegional walking route
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
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route8 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route306 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,355 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,355 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Linnet · Carrion Crow +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Field Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Eristalis intricaria · Platycheirus +2
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Perennial Rye-grass · Ash · Hawthorn · Yarrow · Bramble +29
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- BrambleRubus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,355 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Linnet · Carrion Crow +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Field Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Eristalis intricaria · Platycheirus +2
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Perennial Rye-grass · Ash · Hawthorn · Yarrow · Bramble +29
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- BrambleRubus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Common Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
BlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDockRumexDockRumexDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumLeyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandiiLeyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandiiBirchBetulaBirchBetulaButtercupRanunculusButtercupRanunculusWillowSalixWillowSalixCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCherryPrunusCherryPrunusFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Black MustardBrassica nigra2025Black MustardBrassica nigra2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025