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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.21505, -0.28803
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 111m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Mute Swan +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Mute Swan +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Green Alkanet, Germander Speedwell +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route 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
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route HDC 9iiiCycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Photos
Eaton Socon Cage, School Lane, Eaton Socon, Hunts/Cambs
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
44,532 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
44,532 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Mute Swan · Pochard · Mallard +45
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Red Fox
Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Tree-of-heaven · Elder · Common Couch +34
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- Common CouchElymus repens2025
- Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
44,532 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Mute Swan · Pochard · Mallard +45
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Red Fox
Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Tree-of-heaven · Elder · Common Couch +34
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- Common CouchElymus repens2025
- Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2025Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2025Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Events & activities nearby
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