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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.27849, -0.58738
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Peregrine
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 256m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Peregrine
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 256m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Peregrine, Starling +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Wigeon, Peregrine, Starling +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +38 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km▾
Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km▾
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ditchford Muddy Boot TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional 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
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,184 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,184 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025Wigeon · Peregrine · Starling · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PintailAnas acuta2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2023Hedgehog
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2021Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Ringlet
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2025Yew · Red Valerian · Field Bindweed · Ivy · Common Field-speedwell
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- YewTaxus baccata
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2022
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
- IvyHedera helix2024
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,184 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025Wigeon · Peregrine · Starling · Hobby · Little Ringed Plover
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PintailAnas acuta2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2023Hedgehog
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2021Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Ringlet
+36 more speciesHide species list
All 41 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2025Yew · Red Valerian · Field Bindweed · Ivy · Common Field-speedwell
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- YewTaxus baccata
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2022
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
- IvyHedera helix2024
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io2024
Aglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2022Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Amara similataAmara similata2022Amara similataAmara similata2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021Brulle’s KnucklehornCladius brullei2021Brulle’s KnucklehornCladius brullei2021Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2021Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2021Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2021Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2022Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2022Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2022Events & activities nearby
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