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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.20522, -0.46720
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Rook
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Scald End Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Rook
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Scald End Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Rook, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Swallow, Rook, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Common Blue, Ringlet +21 more · last seen 2022
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Bee Orchid, Early-purple Orchid +92 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Bunyan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km▾
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mill Roadpublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Mill Roadpublic footpath · 129 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 129 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Bedford Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef GWRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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