Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome126 ha
Getting here
52.21869, -0.16713
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +34 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +34 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +26 more · last seen 2023; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km▾
Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases
Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
74/4public footpath · 675 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 675 mPath type: footway
5 signed routes 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
Route HDC 9iiiCycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route
Route HDC 9iiCycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 9iiLocal cycle route
Photos
Private road to Croxton Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,591 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Green Woodpecker · Swallow +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger · Otter · Stoat +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- StoatMustela erminea2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +24
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- BumblebeeBombus
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Maize · Spurge-laurel
- MaizeZea mays
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,591 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Green Woodpecker · Swallow +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger · Otter · Stoat +1
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- StoatMustela erminea2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Western Honey Bee · Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +24
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- BumblebeeBombus
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Maize · Spurge-laurel
- MaizeZea mays
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntjac
Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntiacus reevesi2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroTachina feraTachina feraTachina feraTachina feraRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesVestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalisVestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalisRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaTillus elongatusTillus elongatusTillus elongatusTillus elongatus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataPseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia lividaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisStenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianusPatchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2022Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2022Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2022Field Cuckoo BeeBombus campestris2022Events & activities nearby
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