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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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ 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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Greylag Goose +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Greylag Goose +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Hornet, Limnephilus lunatus +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Hornet, Limnephilus lunatus +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

20 public paths nearby

Public paths

The Baulkspublic footpath · 169 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 169 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route1.6 km

Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 11Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

21,611 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,611 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds63 species

springautumn

2025

Buzzard · Pied Wagtail · Starling · Woodpigeon · Skylark +58

BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwiftApus apus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024

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Mammals8 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Muntjac · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine +3

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

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Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

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Insects43 species

summerautumn

2026

Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Limnephilus lunatus · Hornet +38

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2025
Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Ablattaria laevigataAblattaria laevigata2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024

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Plants1 species

spring

2025

Bluebell

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,611 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springautumn

2025

Buzzard · Pied Wagtail · Starling · Woodpigeon · Skylark +58

BuzzardButeo buteo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Common GullLarus canus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwiftApus apus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Muntjac · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine +3

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

🐝

Insects43 species

summerautumn

2026

Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Limnephilus lunatus · Hornet +38

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Agrypnia variaAgrypnia varia2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2025
Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Ablattaria laevigataAblattaria laevigata2025
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Tree SnipeflyChrysopilus laetus2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Bluebell

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sawston: along Mill Lane

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