St Philip Howard Roman Catholic Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Eastern › Cambridge Getting here
52.18585, 0.16050
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 236m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Red Dead-nettle +78 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Ivy, Red Dead-nettle +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Red Dead-nettle, Blackthorn +9 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 01:30 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 Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wimpole Way Walking route 20.7 km ▾
A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland
Named route Length 20.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 127 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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Wildlife to spot
69,336 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 69,336 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Silver Fish
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Hairy Bitter-cress · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine +16
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 69,336 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Silver Fish
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Hairy Bitter-cress · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine +16
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
Cymbalaria muralis
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Snowdrop Galanthus
Snowdrop Galanthus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Daisy Bellis perennis
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