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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
51.99495, -0.49989
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird +89 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ramsons, Snowdrop +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km▾
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
Katherine’s WalkWalking route13.6 km▾
Named routeLength 13.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Coniston Roadpublic footpath · 35 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hampden Roadpublic footpath · 45 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: residential
Hampden Roadpublic footpath · 59 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mPath type: residential
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km▾
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Gateway to Flitwick Manor
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,951 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Fieldfare +30
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly +38
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Southern Hawker
🌿Plants24 species
springsummer
2026▾
Himalayan Balsam · Ramsons · Snowdrop · Borage · Black Nightshade +19
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- BorageBorago officinalis2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,951 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Fieldfare +30
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly +38
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Southern Hawker
🌿Plants24 species
springsummer
2026▾
Himalayan Balsam · Ramsons · Snowdrop · Borage · Black Nightshade +19
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- BorageBorago officinalis2025
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna cyanea2024
Aeshna cyanea2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Heath DamselbugNabis (Nabis) ericetorumHeath DamselbugNabis (Nabis) ericetorumEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusOpetia nigraOpetia nigraOpetia nigraOpetia nigraDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorMelanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025Polistichus connexusPolistichus connexus2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2025White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2025Agriotes lineatusAgriotes lineatus2025Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2025Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Orchestes rusciOrchestes rusci2024Orchestes rusciOrchestes rusci2024Urtica dioica2025
Urtica dioica2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Sweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odoratadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthusGolden CrocusCrocus chrysanthusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2025Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum2025Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2024SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2024Common CudweedFilago germanica2024Common CudweedFilago germanica2024Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2024Events & activities nearby
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