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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Biddenham Upper School Car Park 235m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Jackdaw
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Biddenham Upper School Car Park 235m away — 10 car parks within reach

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Opium Poppy, Greater Burdock +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Opium Poppy, Greater Burdock +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brevicoryne brassicae, Otiorhynchus crataegi +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brevicoryne brassicae, Otiorhynchus crataegi +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Clay WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

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

Old Ford End Roadpublic footpath · 247 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 247 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Route 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

23,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +75

MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects9 species

summerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Brevicoryne brassicae · Otiorhynchus crataegi · Poecilus cupreus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025

🌿

Plants34 species

summer

2026

Common Nettle · Opium Poppy · Dock · Greater Burdock · Common Knapweed +29

Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
DockRumex2025
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
MistletoeViscum album
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
ElmUlmus2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +75

MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects9 species

summerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Brevicoryne brassicae · Otiorhynchus crataegi · Poecilus cupreus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025

🌿

Plants34 species

summer

2026

Common Nettle · Opium Poppy · Dock · Greater Burdock · Common Knapweed +29

Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
DockRumex2025
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
MistletoeViscum album
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
ElmUlmus2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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