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Brickhill Allotments

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Public accessDogs welcome

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52.15472, -0.47161

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

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, Robin, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Rhamphus pulicarius, Harlequin Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Snowdrop, Ground-ivy, Groundsel +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Ground-ivy, Groundsel +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional 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

Clay WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Hawk Drivepublic footpath · 298 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 298 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16Local cycle route

Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17Local cycle route

Bedford Green WheelCycling route

Named routeRef GWRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

38,009 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,009 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Rock Dove · Robin +36

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel

Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Midwife Toad

Midwife ToadAlytes obstetricans

🐝

Insects3 species

winterautumn

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus pulicarius · Harlequin Ladybird

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Ground-ivy · Groundsel · Pellitory-of-the-wall

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,009 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Rock Dove · Robin +36

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel

Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Midwife Toad

Midwife ToadAlytes obstetricans

🐝

Insects3 species

winterautumn

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus pulicarius · Harlequin Ladybird

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Ground-ivy · Groundsel · Pellitory-of-the-wall

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica

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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