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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.42563, -0.15056
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Edwards Of Upwood on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Edwards Of Upwood on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Rabbit, Barbastelle +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Pollen Beetle, Small White +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,590 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,590 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +25
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Badger · Brown Long-eared Bat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
🐝Insects14 species
springautumn
2025▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Anthicus antherinus · Bishop's Mitre +9
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Tubular Water-dropwort · Mousetail · Yellow Oat-grass · Tall Fescue · Selfheal +112
- Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa
- MousetailMyosurus minimus
- Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,590 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +25
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Rabbit · Badger · Brown Long-eared Bat
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
🐝Insects14 species
springautumn
2025▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Anthicus antherinus · Bishop's Mitre +9
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Tubular Water-dropwort · Mousetail · Yellow Oat-grass · Tall Fescue · Selfheal +112
- Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa
- MousetailMyosurus minimus
- Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
