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Black Cat Roundabout

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.18457, -0.30531

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Coot +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Coot +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Scarce Chaser +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Scarce Chaser +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tree-of-heaven · last seen 2025; Plants — Tree-of-heaven · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional 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
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Footpath 7public footpath · 2 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface grassPath type: path
Footpath 8public footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: footway
Footpath 8public footpath · 19 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 10Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 10Local cycle route
Route HDC 8Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route HDC 9iCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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The Black Cat Roundabout

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Black Cat Roundabout

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Barford Road Pocket ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Tempsford Millennium GardenUrban park2.2 km→✦Eaton Socon CageHistoric site3.6 km→

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