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Conquest Wood

8 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Chiffchaff
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Chiffchaff
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Picnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Green Hellebore, Wood Spurge, Bluebell +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Hellebore, Wood Spurge, Bluebell +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harpocera thoracica, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harpocera thoracica, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

Katherine’s WalkWalking route13.6 km

Named routeLength 13.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Marston Vale Timberland TrailWalking route21 km

A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402

Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route

Jubilee WalkWalking route10.5 km

Named routeLength 10.5 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 25Cycling route

Named routeRef 25Local cycle route

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23Local cycle route

Main RouteCycling route95 m

Named routeRef 51Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

7,723 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,723 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Kestrel · Wren +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Barn OwlTyto alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Little OwlAthene noctua
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harpocera thoracica · Dark Bush-cricket · Avens Mining Sawfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus2024

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Plants4 species

winterspring

2025

Yellow Archangel · Wood Spurge · Bluebell · Spurge-laurel

Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,723 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Kestrel · Wren +70

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Barn OwlTyto alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Little OwlAthene noctua
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Harpocera thoracica · Dark Bush-cricket · Avens Mining Sawfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus2024

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2025

Yellow Archangel · Wood Spurge · Bluebell · Spurge-laurel

Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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