Great Denham Country Park
133 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome133 ha
Getting here
52.12347, -0.50625
Open directionsv
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 Carrion Crow and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Archers Rest — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Archers Rest — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Selfheal, Ground-ivy +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clay WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km▾
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mercia Roadpublic footpath · 201 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 201 mPath type: residential
Water Lanepublic footpath · 166 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 166 mPath type: residential
Church Walkpublic footpath · 160 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mPath type: residential
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Route 26Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26Local cycle route
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Great Denham Country Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
24,524 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,524 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Brevicoryne brassicae · Otiorhynchus crataegi · Poecilus cupreus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Black Clock +2
- Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
- Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
- Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
🌿Plants3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn · Wild Clary · Opium Poppy
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wild ClarySalvia verbenaca
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,524 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +38
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Brevicoryne brassicae · Otiorhynchus crataegi · Poecilus cupreus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Black Clock +2
- Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
- Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
- Poecilus cupreusPoecilus cupreus2025
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
🌿Plants3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn · Wild Clary · Opium Poppy
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wild ClarySalvia verbenaca
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2025Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2025Events & activities nearby
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