Barford Road Pocket Park 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Huntingdonshire Getting here
52.21378, -0.28065
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Norfolk Aeshna, 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Norfolk Aeshna, 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Garlic Mustard, Elder +92 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Green Alkanet, Garlic Mustard, Elder +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Elder, White Dead-nettle +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail Walking route 70 km ▾
Named route Length 70 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route HDC 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9i Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9i Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route HDC 9iii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9iii Local cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
42,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +41
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida · Dock Bug · Banded Demoiselle +1
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis livida Cantharis livida Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Dwarf Mallow · Germander Speedwell · Field Bindweed · Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam +56
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Couch Elymus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +41
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Rabbit · Mole
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Alder Leaf Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis livida · Dock Bug · Banded Demoiselle +1
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis livida Cantharis livida Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis Dwarf Mallow · Germander Speedwell · Field Bindweed · Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam +56
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta2025 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Couch Elymus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia2025
Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia2025
Crested Cow-wheat Melampyrum cristatum2025
Crested Cow-wheat Melampyrum cristatum2025
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2025
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Sweet-flag Acorus calamus2025
Sweet-flag Acorus calamus2025
Great Yellow-cress Rorippa amphibia2025
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