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The Beeches

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦99+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Soham Millennium Walk (Blue Route)Walking route3.5 km

Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route

Soham Millennium Walk (Red Route)Walking route1.8 km

Named routeLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route

Soham Millennium Walk (Green Route)Walking route7 km

Named routeLength 7 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Little London Lanebyway open to all traffic · 44 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 44 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

10,331 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,331 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds104 species

spring

2025

Barn Owl · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow +99

Barn OwlTyto alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
RookCorvus frugilegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
RedshankTringa totanus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Common TernSterna hirundo
Common GullLarus canus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BuzzardButeo buteo
CootFulica atra2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2022
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Little OwlAthene noctua
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022

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Mammals11 species

winterspring

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat +6

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
StoatMustela erminea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022

🐝

Insects4 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Hypera ononidis · Nut Weevil

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Hypera ononidisHypera ononidis
Nut WeevilCurculio nucum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,331 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds104 species

spring

2025

Barn Owl · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow +99

Barn OwlTyto alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
RookCorvus frugilegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
RedshankTringa totanus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Common TernSterna hirundo
Common GullLarus canus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BuzzardButeo buteo
CootFulica atra2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2022
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Little OwlAthene noctua
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2023
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2022

🦌

Mammals11 species

winterspring

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Daubenton's Bat · Natterer's Bat +6

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
StoatMustela erminea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022

🐝

Insects4 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Hypera ononidis · Nut Weevil

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Hypera ononidisHypera ononidis
Nut WeevilCurculio nucum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Isleham Recreation GroundUrban park100 m→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park4.6 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Isleham priory: an alien Benedictine priory 100m west of St Andrew's ChurchHistoric site400 m→⛪St Peter and St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→

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