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Henbrook Park

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.21841, -0.25751

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Grey Squirrel +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Norfolk Aeshna, Mystacides longicornis, 7-spot Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Marston Roadpublic footpath · 222 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 222 mPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route HDC 10Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 10Local cycle route

Route HDC 8Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route

Route HDC 9iCycling route

Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Route HDC 9iiiCycling route

Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

32,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +49

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

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Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects14 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle +9

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Tillus elongatus

🌿

Plants10 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Common Couch · Peach-leaved Bellflower · Sweet-flag +5

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2025
Sweet-flagAcorus calamus2025
Great Yellow-cressRorippa amphibia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,011 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +49

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects14 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Lesser Stag Beetle +9

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Tillus elongatus

🌿

Plants10 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Common Couch · Peach-leaved Bellflower · Sweet-flag +5

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2025
Sweet-flagAcorus calamus2025
Great Yellow-cressRorippa amphibia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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