Froghall Fields Recreation Ground 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Central Bedfordshire Getting here
52.01025, -0.50931
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Common Nettle, Snowdrop +78 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Common Nettle, Snowdrop +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Katherine’s Walk Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Length 13.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marston Vale Timberland Trail Walking route 21 km ▾
A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402
Named route Length 21 km Local walking route
Show on map Seven Parishes Millennium Circular Walk Walking route 21.6 km ▾
Named route Length 21.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map John Bunyan Trail public footpath · 343 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 343 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map John Buynan Trail public footpath · 692 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 692 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Greensand Cycleway Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 71 m ▾
Named route Length 71 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
John Bunyan Trail bridleway · 332 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 332 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Approaching roundabout on Froghall Road
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Wildlife to spot
12,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,448 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Eupeodes +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Eupeodes Eupeodes Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · daffodils · Blackthorn · Butterfly-bush · Great Willowherb +15
Sweet Violet Viola odorata daffodils Narcissus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,448 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Eupeodes +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Eupeodes Eupeodes Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · daffodils · Blackthorn · Butterfly-bush · Great Willowherb +15
Sweet Violet Viola odorata daffodils Narcissus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Golden Crocus Crocus chrysanthus
Golden Crocus Crocus chrysanthus
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2025
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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