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Biggleswade Baptist Church

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 12
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 12
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 12

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Trichosirocalus troglodytes, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Trichosirocalus troglodytes, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Tall Nightshade, Musk-mallow, Flax +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tall Nightshade, Musk-mallow, Flax +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Weneslawe WalkWalking route12.8 km

Named routeLength 12.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Kingfisher WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

Biggleswade Green WheelWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km

Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route432 m

Named routeRef 12Length 432 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 12Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

122,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

122,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Mallard · Teal · Gadwall +70

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025

🐝

Insects11 species

springautumn

2026

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Trichosirocalus troglodytes · 7-spot Ladybird · Mecinus pascuorum · Pea-leaf Weevil +6

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Ceratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordi
Mogulones asperifoliarumMogulones asperifoliarum
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2025

🌿

Plants8 species

autumn

2025

Tall Nightshade · Musk-mallow · Flax · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Mugwort +3

Tall NightshadeSolanum chenopodioides
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
ChicoryCichorium intybus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

122,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Mallard · Teal · Gadwall +70

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025

🐝

Insects11 species

springautumn

2026

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Trichosirocalus troglodytes · 7-spot Ladybird · Mecinus pascuorum · Pea-leaf Weevil +6

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Ceratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordi
Mogulones asperifoliarumMogulones asperifoliarum
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2025

🌿

Plants8 species

autumn

2025

Tall Nightshade · Musk-mallow · Flax · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Mugwort +3

Tall NightshadeSolanum chenopodioides
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
FlaxLinum usitatissimum
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
ChicoryCichorium intybus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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