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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.09119, -0.24593
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 174m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 174m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tall Nightshade, Wild Teasel, Musk-mallow +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weneslawe WalkWalking route12.8 km▾
Named routeLength 12.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km▾
This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton
Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km▾
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
Biggleswade Green WheelWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km▾
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route432 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 432 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route147 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Building in progress, Penrose Park, Biggleswade
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Wildlife to spot
66,632 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
66,632 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug +49
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Pea-leaf Weevil
Tall Nightshade · Wild Teasel · Musk-mallow · Mugwort · Norway Maple +20
- Tall NightshadeSolanum chenopodioides
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
66,632 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug +49
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Pea-leaf Weevil
Tall Nightshade · Wild Teasel · Musk-mallow · Mugwort · Norway Maple +20
- Tall NightshadeSolanum chenopodioides
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona lineatus
Sitona lineatus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Trichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytesTrichosirocalus troglodytesEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Ischnopterapion loti/modestumIschnopterapion loti/modestum2025Ischnopterapion loti/modestumIschnopterapion loti/modestum2025Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumCeratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordiCeratapion onopordiMogulones asperifoliarumMogulones asperifoliarumMogulones asperifoliarumMogulones asperifoliarumGlischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2025Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2025Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2025Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Lesser Horntail WaspSirex noctilio2025Lesser Horntail WaspSirex noctilio2025Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2025Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Aspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneum2025Aspidapion aeneumAspidapion aeneum2025Cabbage Seed WeevilCeutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)2025Cabbage Seed WeevilCeutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)2025ProtapionProtapion2025ProtapionProtapion2025Platynaspis luteorubraPlatynaspis luteorubra2025Platynaspis luteorubraPlatynaspis luteorubra2025Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2025Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2025Rhinoncus perpendicularisRhinoncus perpendicularis2025Rhinoncus perpendicularisRhinoncus perpendicularis2025Oxycarenus modestusOxycarenus modestus2025Oxycarenus modestusOxycarenus modestus2025Taeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticarium2025Taeniapion urticariumTaeniapion urticarium2025Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens2025Ischnopterapion virensIschnopterapion virens2025Clover Leaf WeevilHypera postica2025Clover Leaf WeevilHypera postica2025Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus2025Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus2025Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2025Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2025Cymus claviculusCymus claviculus2025Cymus claviculusCymus claviculus2025Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2025White CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaBuckwheatFagopyrum esculentumBuckwheatFagopyrum esculentumJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataWormwoodArtemisia absinthiumWormwoodArtemisia absinthium