The Bulwark: a Civil War fieldwork and World War II gun emplacement, 150m north of Earith Bridge
Getting here
52.35521, 0.04330
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Livia juncorum, Four-spotted Chaser, Clogmia albipunctata +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Livia juncorum, Four-spotted Chaser, Clogmia albipunctata +8 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Rothschild WayWalking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Middle Level Bankpublic footpath · 466 m
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Route 24Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Meadow Drovebridleway · 426 m
Middle Level Bankbridleway · 15 m
Middle Level Bankbridleway · 806 m
Short Drovebridleway · 97 m
Wildlife to spot
Photos
WW2 machine gun turret on the south bastion of Earith Bulwark
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