Abington Naturewatch: Walk around Granta Park

Saturday, 7 June 2025

Walk around Granta Park

25th May 2025 - Granta Park includes a number of different habitats, including woodland, grassland as well as the river and lake of course. This in turn hosts a rich variety of different bird species. In particular interest around the lake were Reed Bunting and Reed Warbler singing, both Little Grebe and Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron and included a brood of Mandarin Duck ducklings with a female. Greylag, Canada and Barnacle Goose were also present on the lake or the cricket green, and the woodland held many small bird species such as Robin and Wren, as well as Chiffchaff and Blackcap.

Grey Heron surrounded by Buttercup in the meadow

Mallard, male

Mallard, female with ducklings

Great Crested Grebe

Mandarin Duck, female ...

... a brood of Mandarin ducklings

Reed Warbler

Greylag Goose, in the rain

Pied Wagtail on the cricket field

Barnacle Goose in the cricket field

Male Blackbird, collecting food, presumably for its young or the brooding female

Juvenile Robin

Great Tit

Oxeye Daisies on the meadow

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The Aims of Abington Naturewatch

At their meeting on 9 April 2005 the members approved this revised version of the aims of Abington Naturewatch:

To monitor and record the wildlife (fauna & flora) within the borders of the Abingtons;
To encourage protection of our wildlife, maintain its quality and foster its diversity;
To promote awareness of the richness, potential and problems of the natural environment of the Abingtons;
To cooperate in improving access to the local natural environment for the benefit of all Abington villagers.

Pat Daunt, Founder

The organisation is informal and communication is by email if possible; members are notified of events from time to time. Contact details are maintained by a small "project team". There is currently no membership fee as costs are covered by voluntary contributions at events.

Members are encouraged to report notable sightings of flora and fauna within the Abingtons to the appropriate sector coordinator and an illustrated record is published annually.

A map of the area covered, with some features noted, is available here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=213774935674882866424.00000111dca2be9f06ab8&z=13>

For more information or to join, please contact David Farrant on (01223) 892871.

Contributions to our records should be sent to sector contacts or either of the above. Photographs may also be submitted to Andy Merryweather (amerryweather61@gmail.com)