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Greensbury Wood

3 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Rook, Skylark, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Skylark, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bee Orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Brachypodium pinnatum +51 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bee Orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Brachypodium pinnatum +51 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Drab Griever, Pied Strider, Marked Dawn-treader +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Drab Griever, Pied Strider, Marked Dawn-treader +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km

Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route HDC 7Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 7Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

springsummer

2025

Rook · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +78

RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Great TitParus major2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CootFulica atra2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
JayGarrulus glandarius
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
SwiftApus apus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
GadwallMareca strepera2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
RavenCorvus corax2019
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
Little OwlAthene noctua2018
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2018
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2023

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hedgehog +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2025

Drab Griever · Pied Strider · Marked Dawn-treader · Vetchling Nematine · Excised Dawn-treader +20

Drab GrieverDolerus nigratus2022
Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae2022
Marked Dawn-treaderEmpria liturata2022
Vetchling NematineEuura myosotidis2022
Excised Dawn-treaderEmpria excisa2020
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Vestigial WeeperDolerus vestigialis2022
8-spot Dawn-treaderEmpria pumila2022
Red-legged Bramble-cutterMonophadnoides ruficruris2022
Lichtwardt’s Grass NematineEuura lichtwardti2022
Bronze GrieverDolerus aeneus2022
Yellowhorn Sloe-borerHoplocampa fulvicornis2021
Small Blackthorn SawyerPristiphora monogyniae2021
Lesser Haw-borerHoplocampa pectoralis2021
Purple ThornSelenia tetralunaria2019
Pitted GrieverDolerus puncticollis2019
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2019
Bloody GrieverDolerus haematodes2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2018
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2018
Anaglyptus mysticusAnaglyptus mysticus2018

🌿

Plants56 species

summer

2021

Early-purple Orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Elecampane · Knotgrass +51

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2018
ElecampaneInula helenium2020
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2017
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2017
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2017
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2017
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2017
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2017
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2017
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2017
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2017
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2017
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2017
DewberryRubus caesius2017
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2017
Field PansyViola arvensis2017
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2017
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2017
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2017
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2017
Black BryonyTamus communis2017
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2017
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2017
Wild-oatAvena fatua2017
Water MintMentha aquatica2017
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2017
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium2017
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2017
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2017
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2017
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2017
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2017
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2017
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2017
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2017
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2017
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2017
Gymnadenia conopseaGymnadenia conopsea2017
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

springsummer

2025

Rook · Skylark · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +78

RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Great TitParus major2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
CootFulica atra2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
JayGarrulus glandarius
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
SwiftApus apus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
GadwallMareca strepera2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2018
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2021
RavenCorvus corax2019
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
Little OwlAthene noctua2018
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2018
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2023

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Hedgehog +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2025

Drab Griever · Pied Strider · Marked Dawn-treader · Vetchling Nematine · Excised Dawn-treader +20

Drab GrieverDolerus nigratus2022
Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae2022
Marked Dawn-treaderEmpria liturata2022
Vetchling NematineEuura myosotidis2022
Excised Dawn-treaderEmpria excisa2020
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Vestigial WeeperDolerus vestigialis2022
8-spot Dawn-treaderEmpria pumila2022
Red-legged Bramble-cutterMonophadnoides ruficruris2022
Lichtwardt’s Grass NematineEuura lichtwardti2022
Bronze GrieverDolerus aeneus2022
Yellowhorn Sloe-borerHoplocampa fulvicornis2021
Small Blackthorn SawyerPristiphora monogyniae2021
Lesser Haw-borerHoplocampa pectoralis2021
Purple ThornSelenia tetralunaria2019
Pitted GrieverDolerus puncticollis2019
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2019
Bloody GrieverDolerus haematodes2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2018
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2018
Anaglyptus mysticusAnaglyptus mysticus2018

🌿

Plants56 species

summer

2021

Early-purple Orchid · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Elecampane · Knotgrass +51

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2018
ElecampaneInula helenium2020
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2017
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2017
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2017
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2017
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2017
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2017
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2017
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2017
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2017
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2017
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2017
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2017
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2017
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2017
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2017
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2017
DewberryRubus caesius2017
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2017
Field PansyViola arvensis2017
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2017
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2017
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2017
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2017
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2017
Black BryonyTamus communis2017
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2017
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2017
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2017
Wild-oatAvena fatua2017
Water MintMentha aquatica2017
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2017
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2017
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium2017
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2017
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2017
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2017
Fat-henChenopodium album2017
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum2017
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2017
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2017
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2017
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2017
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2017
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2017
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2017
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2017
Gymnadenia conopseaGymnadenia conopsea2017
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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