← Back🌱 Urban park

The Sensory Garden

0 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Sensory garden · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.23130, 0.08668

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Field-speedwell +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Field-speedwell +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Harcamlow WayWalking route

Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Diamond Jubilee WalkWalking route4.8 km

A circular walk around Comberton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth ll

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Hardwick Millennium FootpathWalking route13.9 km

A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.

Named routeLength 13.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Wellbrook Waypublic footpath · 34 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wellbrook Waypublic footpath · 24 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: unclassified

Wellbrook Waypublic footpath · 11 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

97 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Coton CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

32,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kestrel +37

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2026

Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

springautumn

2026

Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kestrel +37

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CootFulica atra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterautumn

2026

Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

springautumn

2026

Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Wikipedia · Sensory garden · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sensory garden

1 / 16

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jesus GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park3.8 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park3.1 km→✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site3.6 km→✦CHRIST'S COLLEGEHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Fellows' GardenUrban park3.7 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: c5313a2e-ae44-414c-a632-dae19728892c