Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome43 ha
Getting here
52.22357, -0.23539
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 158m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 158m away — 10 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Goldfinch +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Goldfinch +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Shuttle-shaped Dart, Large Yellow Underwing, Red-tailed Bumblebee +209 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Elder, Forked Veilwort, Even Scalewort +7 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named routeLength 74 kmLocal 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
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Route HDC 9iiiCycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,591 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Kestrel +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Mole · House Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- House MouseMus musculus2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum +42
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- BumblebeeBombus2023
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,591 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Kestrel +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Mole · House Mouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- House MouseMus musculus2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum +42
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- BumblebeeBombus2023
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2023Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2023Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2023Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeTillus elongatusTillus elongatusTillus elongatusTillus elongatusCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataRust-red Flour BeetleTribolium castaneumRust-red Flour BeetleTribolium castaneumStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2023Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2023Back-SwimmerNotonecta2023Back-SwimmerNotonecta2023Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2023Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023MelangynaMelangyna2023MelangynaMelangyna2023Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2023Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2023Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2023Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2023Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2023Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Events & activities nearby
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