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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.21763, -0.13393
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Goldcrest +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Goldcrest +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee +21 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination; picnic area
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route 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
Caxton Endpublic footpath · 95 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mPath type: residential
74/3public footpath · 530 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 530 mPath type: footway
4 signed routes nearby
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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Caxton Driftbridleway · 352 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 352 mPath type: track
Caxton Drift Bridleway 74/1bridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,674 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,674 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Great Tit · Pheasant +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Red Fox · Stoat · Badger · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- StoatMustela erminea2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +19
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- BumblebeeBombus2023
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
🌿Plants3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Small Nettle · Maize · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Small NettleUrtica urens
- MaizeZea mays2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,674 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Great Tit · Pheasant +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Red Fox · Stoat · Badger · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- StoatMustela erminea2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee +19
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- BumblebeeBombus2023
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
🌿Plants3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Small Nettle · Maize · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Small NettleUrtica urens
- MaizeZea mays2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2023Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2023Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2023Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2023Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusLimnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2023Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2023HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Events & activities nearby
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