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Places › England › Eastern › Central Bedfordshire Getting here
52.11894, -0.29452
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination; picnic area
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kingfisher Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Biggleswade Green Wheel Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Cambridgeshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Greensand Cycleway Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
129,977 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 129,977 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Minotaur Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Megatoma undata · Cardiastethus fasciiventris · Scymnus suturalis +2
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Megatoma undata Megatoma undata Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 129,977 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Minotaur Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Megatoma undata · Cardiastethus fasciiventris · Scymnus suturalis +2
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Megatoma undata Megatoma undata Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Mistletoe
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
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