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Open directionsv Thorpe Hall at Longthorpe in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, is a Grade I listed building, built by Peter Mills between 1653 and 1656, for the Lord Chief Justice, Oliver St John. The house is unusual in being one of the very few mansions built during the Commonwealth period. After a period as a hospital, it is currently used as a Sue Ryder hospice.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade I listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Thorpe Hall Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Thorpe Hall Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies, Groundsel +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies, Groundsel +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Three-cornered Garlic, Hazel +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Red-eyed Damselfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Red-eyed Damselfly · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
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Ham Mere Trail Walking route ▾
Torpel Way Walking route ▾
193 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 National Cycle Network
Show on map The Green Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 Round trip Regional cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Dodds Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wellingtonia Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wellingtonia Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
81,431 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 81,431 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Groundsel · Ivy · Bluebell +37
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ivy Hedera helix Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 81,431 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Dog's Mercury · Lords-and-Ladies · Groundsel · Ivy · Bluebell +37
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Ivy Hedera helix Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Great Forget-me-not Brunnera macrophylla
Great Forget-me-not Brunnera macrophylla
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
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