Getting here
52.14720, -0.52291
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🌿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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Selfheal, Ground-ivy, Creeping Thistle +43 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Selfheal, Ground-ivy, Creeping Thistle +43 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Harlequin Ladybird, Rhamphus pulicarius · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route
Clay WayWalking route
Springfield Drivepublic footpath · 285 m
Millfieldpublic footpath · 101 m
🚴Cycling
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Route 2Cycling route
Route 16Cycling route
Route 17Cycling route
Bedford Green WheelCycling route
Route 22Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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