THE MAZE, SAFFRON WALDEN
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
52.02400, 0.24716
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Lime Tree WalkWalking route▾
Kitchen Garden WalkWalking route▾
Temple WalkWalking route▾
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 11Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route211 m▾
Named routeRef 11Length 211 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 11Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Pound Walkbridleway · 140 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 140 mPath type: service
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
41,075 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,075 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Wall Lizard
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Helophilus pendulus +54
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Syrphus ribesii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,075 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Blue Tit +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Wall Lizard
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Helophilus pendulus +54
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Syrphus ribesii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusEupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaPhaonia subventaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataAnabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa2025Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2025Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2025Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2025Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2025Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2025Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2025Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Platystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis2025Platystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis2025