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The Green Backyard

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Tit
  • Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wavy Bitter-cress, Springbeauty, Holly +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wavy Bitter-cress, Springbeauty, Holly +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, 14-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meliscaeva auricollis, 14-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Gunwade TrailWalking route
Named route
Wildflower TrailWalking route
Named route
Ham Mere TrailWalking route
Named route
Bluebell TrailWalking route
Named route
Henry Penn Walkpublic footpath · 433 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 433 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

194 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
The Green WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dodds CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Green Backyard, Fletton, Peterborough, Cambs.

Green Backyard, Fletton, Peterborough, Cambs.

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