Beschreibung
Hobson's Park is a relatively new park creating a green corridor that runs along Hobson Brook. The park includes some rough scrub, grasslands, a small lake with island and a couple of reeded ponds. Young trees and bushes and allotments and a small amount of reeds. A small viewing screen around the lake but with trees growing in front. Best to walk around to view the lake allowing views of the whole lake.
Grauammer, Klappergrasmücke and Goldammer breed with good numbers of Feldlerche. Winter is good for Tafelente and winter thrushes. The reserve is best on passage where Steinschmätzer are regular in spring. Recent rarities have included Wendehals, Weißstorch, Knäkente, Küstenseeschwalbe and Sumpfohreule.
Details
Zugang
Hobson's Park is located on the southern outskirts of Cambridge. Access by walking or cycling from Cambridge or Trumpington. The A and U buses stop a 5 minute walk away on the Biomedical Campus. Driving not ideal but one could park in the hospital car park or in Trumpington and walk. Best explored on foot but one can cycle through the park. Allow an hour or so to explore properly, more time would mean a more thorough look and more birds!
Terrain und Habitat
Teich , See , Grasland, Wiesen , Vereinzelte Bäume und Büsche , SchilfflächenBedingungen
Flach , Sumpfig , TrockenRundweg
JaIst ein Spektiv nützlich?
NeinGute Beobachtungszeit
Frühjahr , HerbstBeste Beobachtungszeit
Frühjahrszug , HerbstzugRoute
Schmaler PfadSchwierigkeitsgrad der Tour
EinfachErreichbarkeit
zu Fuß , FahrradBeobachtungshütten oder -türme
NeinZusätzliche Informationen
Hobson's Park is also good for butterflies.