Woodland plantation near Mepal
3 ha
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.39939, 0.13105
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,329 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,329 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- TealAnas crecca
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Common Shrew · Muntjac +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Corizus hyoscyami · 22-spot Ladybird · Scarce Chaser · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Hairy Shieldbug +12
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
- Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Speckled Bush-cricket
🌿Plants11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Shaggy Soldier · Bastard Cabbage · Ribbed Melilot · Caucasian Comfrey · Cock's-foot +6
- Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis
- Caucasian ComfreySymphytum caucasicum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Soft-brome
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,329 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- TealAnas crecca
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Common Shrew · Muntjac +2
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Corizus hyoscyami · 22-spot Ladybird · Scarce Chaser · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Hairy Shieldbug +12
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
- Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Speckled Bush-cricket
🌿Plants11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Shaggy Soldier · Bastard Cabbage · Ribbed Melilot · Caucasian Comfrey · Cock's-foot +6
- Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis
- Caucasian ComfreySymphytum caucasicum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Soft-brome
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus hordeaceus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaYewTaxus baccata2024YewTaxus baccata2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Events & activities nearby
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