Ferndale Leisure Gardens 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Luton Getting here
51.88064, -0.44980
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 148m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 148m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map 90 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 606 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Ride on the wild side Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 445 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 445 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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15,598 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,598 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +44
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Swollen-thighed Beetle +4
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Purple Toadflax · Soapwort · Creeping Thistle · Large Bindweed · Fat-hen +1
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Soapwort Saponaria officinalis Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Fat-hen Chenopodium album Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,598 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +44
Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Swollen-thighed Beetle +4
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Purple Toadflax · Soapwort · Creeping Thistle · Large Bindweed · Fat-hen +1
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Soapwort Saponaria officinalis Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica Fat-hen Chenopodium album Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Periphyllus acericola Periphyllus acericola
Periphyllus acericola Periphyllus acericola
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 