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52.12385, -0.44915
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Flower Bug, Norellia spinipes +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Common Flower Bug, Norellia spinipes +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 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 North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail Walking route 70 km ▾
Named route Length 70 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Harrowden Lane public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m Path type: residential
Show on map Harrowden Lane public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 Local cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Harrowden Lane bridleway · 24 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 24 m Path type: residential
Show on map Winchester Road bridleway · 15 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 15 m Path type: residential
Show on map Winchester Road bridleway · 21 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 21 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
324,452 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 324,452 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Common Flower Bug · Norellia spinipes · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Alexanders
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 324,452 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Common Flower Bug · Norellia spinipes · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Alexanders
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nysius graminicola Nysius graminicola
Nysius graminicola Nysius graminicola
Agnocoris reclairei Agnocoris reclairei
Agnocoris reclairei Agnocoris reclairei
Macrolophus rubi Macrolophus rubi
Macrolophus rubi Macrolophus rubi
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