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King George's Field

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕Caffe Piccolo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕Caffe Piccolo — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlayground

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11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Clay WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Route 16Cycling route

Named routeRef 16Local cycle route

Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17Local cycle route

Bedford Green WheelCycling route

Named routeRef GWRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

The Fordbridleway · 55 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mSurface groundPath type: unclassified

The Baulkbridleway · 404 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 404 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

16,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common GullLarus canus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common TernSterna hirundo
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Whitethroat (curruca)Curruca curruca curruca
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
CootFulica atra2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects83 species

summer

2025

Small White · Speckled Wood · Large White · Holly Blue · Gatekeeper +78

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Nysius senecionisNysius senecionis2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2024
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
Europiella artemisiaeEuropiella artemisiae2024
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024
Baeopelma foersteriBaeopelma foersteri2024
Stenopsocus stigmaticusStenopsocus stigmaticus2024
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024
Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Stein’s Alder-cutterNematinus steini2024
Macropsis scottiMacropsis scotti2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatus2024
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2024
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2024
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguusPsallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2023
Cinquefoil Mining SawflyFenella nigrita2023
Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Trichochermes walkeriTrichochermes walkeri2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023

🌿

Plants10 species

summerautumn

2026

Ground-ivy · Wayfaring-tree · Scorpion Weed · Buckwheat · Flax +5

Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
RookCorvus frugilegus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common GullLarus canus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common TernSterna hirundo
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Whitethroat (curruca)Curruca curruca curruca
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
CootFulica atra2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects83 species

summer

2025

Small White · Speckled Wood · Large White · Holly Blue · Gatekeeper +78

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Nysius senecionisNysius senecionis2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2024
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
Europiella artemisiaeEuropiella artemisiae2024
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024
Baeopelma foersteriBaeopelma foersteri2024
Stenopsocus stigmaticusStenopsocus stigmaticus2024
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024
Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Stein’s Alder-cutterNematinus steini2024
Macropsis scottiMacropsis scotti2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatus2024
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2024
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2024
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguusPsallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus2024
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2024
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2023
Cinquefoil Mining SawflyFenella nigrita2023
Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Trichochermes walkeriTrichochermes walkeri2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023

🌿

Plants10 species

summerautumn

2026

Ground-ivy · Wayfaring-tree · Scorpion Weed · Buckwheat · Flax +5

Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2025
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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