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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Central Bedfordshire Getting here
52.12792, -0.27805
Open directionsv 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Minotaur Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Minotaur Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Scots Pine, Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot · last seen 2026; Plants — Scots Pine, Nettle-Leaved Goosefoot · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clopton Way Walking route 17.7 km ▾
This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton
Named route Length 17.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Kingfisher Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Biggleswade Green Wheel Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail Walking route 70 km ▾
Named route Length 70 km Regional walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Cambridgeshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Greensand Cycleway Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
190,012 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 190,012 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Pea-leaf Weevil · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus +27
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Kleidocerys Kleidocerys Scots Pine
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 190,012 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 32 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Pea-leaf Weevil · Parasyrphus punctulatus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus +27
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Kleidocerys Kleidocerys Scots Pine
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Larch Ladybird
Larch Ladybird
Aphidecta obliterata
Aphidecta obliterata
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Megatoma undata Megatoma undata
Megatoma undata Megatoma undata
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Scymnus suturalis Scymnus suturalis
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica
Scaeva selenitica Scaeva selenitica
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Attactagenus plumbeus Attactagenus plumbeus
Attactagenus plumbeus Attactagenus plumbeus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 