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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Huntingdonshire Getting here
52.23661, -0.17505
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Sphaerophoria scripta, Marmalade Hoverfly +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Sphaerophoria scripta, Marmalade Hoverfly +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Spurge-laurel · last seen 2025; Plants — Spurge-laurel · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Route HDC 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9i Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9i Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9ii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9ii Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Looking towards Toseland from The Gorse.
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Wildlife to spot
5,175 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,175 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Whitethroat Curruca communis Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Fallow Deer +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Sphaerophoria scripta · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · 16-spot Ladybird +10
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Tachina fera Spurge-laurel
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,175 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Whitethroat Curruca communis Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Fallow Deer +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Sphaerophoria scripta · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Speckled Bush-cricket · 16-spot Ladybird +10
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Tachina fera Spurge-laurel
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus2023
Tillus elongatus Tillus elongatus2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2023
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2023
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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