Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 364 ha
Getting here
52.14111, -0.04851
Open directionsv Wimpole Estate is a large estate containing Wimpole Hall, a country house located within the civil parish of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Cambridge. The house began in 1640 and its 3,000 acres of parkland and farmland are owned by the National Trust. It has a working farm, Home Farm, which houses rare breed animals.
Read more on Wikipedia → Estate Grade I listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Old Rectory Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Old Rectory Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
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✦ Heritage
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Grade I listed building: WIMPOLE HALL; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
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café, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
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Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 108 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Diamond Jubilee Walk Walking route 4.8 km ▾
A circular walk around Comberton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth ll
Named route Length 4.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wimpole Way Walking route 20.7 km ▾
A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland
Named route Length 20.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Clopton Way Walking route 17.7 km ▾
This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton
Named route Length 17.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Wimpole Estate Arrington Walk Walking route 4.6 km ▾
A walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate
Named route Length 4.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wimpole Estate Arrington Longer Walk Walking route 5.2 km ▾
A longer walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate
Named route Length 5.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Rectory Farm Lane public footpath · 205 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 205 m Path type: service
Show on map Rectory Farm Lane public footpath · 207 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 207 m Path type: service
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wimpole Road bridleway · 969 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 969 m Path type: track
Show on map Mare Way bridleway · 70 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 70 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Mare Way bridleway · 3 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 3 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Mare Way bridleway · 113 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 113 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Mare Way bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Wimpole Hall - St Andrew's - East window
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Wildlife to spot
27,759 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,759 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Moorhen · Cormorant · Mallard · Robin +36
Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Agaricochara latissima · Smittia · Pinalitus cervinus · Psychoda crassipenis +54
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Agaricochara latissima Agaricochara latissima2025 Smittia Smittia2025 Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025 Psychoda crassipenis Psychoda crassipenis2025 Leafhopper Primrose · Hemlock · Hard Rush · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine
Primrose Primula vulgaris Hemlock Conium maculatum Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,759 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Moorhen · Cormorant · Mallard · Robin +36
Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Redwing Turdus iliacus Teal Anas crecca Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harlequin Ladybird · Agaricochara latissima · Smittia · Pinalitus cervinus · Psychoda crassipenis +54
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Agaricochara latissima Agaricochara latissima2025 Smittia Smittia2025 Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025 Psychoda crassipenis Psychoda crassipenis2025 Leafhopper Primrose · Hemlock · Hard Rush · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine
Primrose Primula vulgaris Hemlock Conium maculatum Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicadellidae2025
Cicadellidae2025
Omalium rivulare Omalium rivulare2025
Omalium rivulare Omalium rivulare2025
Scatopsciara Scatopsciara2025
Scatopsciara Scatopsciara2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Buchananiella continua Buchananiella continua2025
Tachinus subterraneus Tachinus subterraneus2025
Tachinus subterraneus Tachinus subterraneus2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Metriocnemus Metriocnemus2025
Metriocnemus Metriocnemus2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Gryon misellum Gryon misellum2025
Gryon misellum Gryon misellum2025
Ribautiana ulmi Ribautiana ulmi2025
Ribautiana ulmi Ribautiana ulmi2025
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2025
Ectopsocus Ectopsocus2025
Ectopsocus Ectopsocus2025
Megaselia ciliata Megaselia ciliata2025
Megaselia ciliata Megaselia ciliata2025
Atheta marcida Atheta marcida2025
Atheta marcida Atheta marcida2025
Atheta crassicornis Atheta crassicornis2025
Atheta crassicornis Atheta crassicornis2025
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae2025
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae2025
Linnavuoriana sexmaculata Linnavuoriana sexmaculata2025
Linnavuoriana sexmaculata Linnavuoriana sexmaculata2025
Gymnometriocnemus brumalis Gymnometriocnemus brumalis2025
Gymnometriocnemus brumalis Gymnometriocnemus brumalis2025
Psychoda Psychoda2025
Psychoda Psychoda2025
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae
Synchita undata Synchita undata
Synchita undata Synchita undata
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius
Ash Bark Beetle Hylesinus varius
Ash Bark Beetle Hylesinus varius
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Xylocleptes bispinus Xylocleptes bispinus
Xylocleptes bispinus Xylocleptes bispinus
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Agriotes pallidulus Agriotes pallidulus
Agriotes pallidulus Agriotes pallidulus
Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus
Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Gelis Gelis2025
Gelis Gelis2025
Lycoriella Lycoriella2025
Lycoriella Lycoriella2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Drosophila subobscura Drosophila subobscura2025
Drosophila subobscura Drosophila subobscura2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Meraporus Meraporus2025
Meraporus Meraporus2025
Bolitochara Bolitochara2025
Bolitochara Bolitochara2025
Atheta pallidicornis Atheta pallidicornis2025
Atheta pallidicornis Atheta pallidicornis2025
Asaphes vulgaris Asaphes vulgaris2025
Asaphes vulgaris Asaphes vulgaris2025
Corynoneura lobata Corynoneura lobata2025
Corynoneura lobata Corynoneura lobata2025
Limnophyes Limnophyes2025
Limnophyes Limnophyes2025
Edwardsiana ulmiphagus Edwardsiana ulmiphagus2025
Edwardsiana ulmiphagus Edwardsiana ulmiphagus2025
Meteorus filator Meteorus filator2025
Meteorus filator Meteorus filator2025
Longitarsus atricillus Longitarsus atricillus2025
Longitarsus atricillus Longitarsus atricillus2025
Fagocyba Fagocyba2025
Fagocyba Fagocyba2025
Trichocera brevis Trichocera brevis2025
Trichocera brevis Trichocera brevis2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis2025
Scatopsciara atomaria Scatopsciara atomaria2025
Scatopsciara atomaria Scatopsciara atomaria2025
Orthocentrus Orthocentrus2025
Orthocentrus Orthocentrus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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