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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Getting here
52.33973, -0.19466
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Pausa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Pausa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter +98 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Huntingdon and Godmanchester Walk, Houghton Mill Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Head off through a watery landscape in search of lost mills on this 8-mile circular walk through the delightful landscape of the Ouse valley. Mostly level ground, with several stiles, gates and steps.
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map St Ives and the Hemingfords Walk, Houghton Mill Walking route 8 km ▾
Starting from Houghton Mill, this relaxed walk takes in water meadows and the delightful Ouse Valley landscape, while also allowing you to to uncover the past glories of a market town. Mostly level ground, with several stiles, gates and steps.
Named route Length 8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 81 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 81 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 194 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 194 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 275 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 275 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Bus stop on Stukeley Road, Huntingdon
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Wildlife to spot
20,096 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,096 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Swift · Mute Swan · Mallard · Kingfisher · Jackdaw +27
Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Common Shrew 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria · Syrphus +50
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 🌿 Plants 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Violet · Wall Bedstraw · Common Reed · Arrowhead · Orange Balsam +14
Hairy Violet Viola hirta Wall Bedstraw Galium parisiense Common Reed Phragmites australis Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,096 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Swift · Mute Swan · Mallard · Kingfisher · Jackdaw +27
Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Bat +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Common Shrew 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria · Syrphus +50
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 🌿 Plants 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Violet · Wall Bedstraw · Common Reed · Arrowhead · Orange Balsam +14
Hairy Violet Viola hirta Wall Bedstraw Galium parisiense Common Reed Phragmites australis Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sorex araneus2025
Sorex araneus2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Sphaerophoria rueppellii2025
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Sphaerophoria rueppellii2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2025
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Hollyhock Weevil Rhopalapion longirostre2025
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Crataerina pallida Crataerina pallida2025
Crataerina pallida Crataerina pallida2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Yellow Iris
Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus
Iris pseudacorus
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa
Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Grass-leaved Orache Atriplex littoralis
Grass-leaved Orache Atriplex littoralis
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis