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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › East Cambridgeshire Getting here
52.47603, 0.38552
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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 🌿 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Reed Bunting, Skylark, Kestrel +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Reed Bunting, Skylark, Kestrel +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Amphibious Bistort, Branched Bur-reed +250 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Amphibious Bistort, Branched Bur-reed +250 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Dandelion, Elder +27 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scarce Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scarce Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Ely to King's Lynn) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
1,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Wren · Skylark · Pheasant · Magpie +32
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Nettle · Amphibious Bistort · Dandelion · Fan-leaved Water-crowfoot · Fool's Water-Cress +76
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia Dandelion Taraxacum Fan-leaved Water-crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Reed Canary-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,177 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
House Sparrow · Wren · Skylark · Pheasant · Magpie +32
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Nettle · Amphibious Bistort · Dandelion · Fan-leaved Water-crowfoot · Fool's Water-Cress +76
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia Dandelion Taraxacum Fan-leaved Water-crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Reed Canary-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris arundinacea
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale
Water Cress Nasturtium officinale
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Long-stalked Pondweed Potamogeton praelongus
Long-stalked Pondweed Potamogeton praelongus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Chinese Teaplant Lycium chinense
Chinese Teaplant Lycium chinense
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Ivy-leaved Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
White Willow Salix alba
White Willow Salix alba
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Osier Salix viminalis
Osier Salix viminalis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
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