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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 232m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Woodpigeon
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 232m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Small Nettle, Lords-and-Ladies, Holly +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Small Nettle, Lords-and-Ladies, Holly +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Bishop's Mitre +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Bishop's Mitre +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Small Nettle, Elder, Henbit Dead-nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Marston Vale Timberland TrailWalking route21 km

A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402

Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional 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

🚴

Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26Local cycle route

Route 21Cycling route

Named routeRef 21Local cycle route

Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

25,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2025

Peregrine · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +38

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Night-heronNycticorax nycticorax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · 22-spot Ladybird +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor

🌿

Plants43 species

winter

2026

Small Nettle · Lords-and-Ladies · Green Alkanet · Lavender · Italian Lords-and-Ladies +38

Small NettleUrtica urens
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
LavenderLavandula
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina
ColumbineAquilegia
HollyIlex aquifolium
BoxBuxus sempervirens
ElderSambucus nigra
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
NipplewortLapsana communis
Toothed MedickMedicago polymorpha
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
PrimrosePrimula
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common VetchVicia sativa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
IvyHedera helix
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
CleaversGalium aparine
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,505 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2025

Peregrine · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +38

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Night-heronNycticorax nycticorax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Rhaphigaster nebulosa · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · 22-spot Ladybird +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor

🌿

Plants43 species

winter

2026

Small Nettle · Lords-and-Ladies · Green Alkanet · Lavender · Italian Lords-and-Ladies +38

Small NettleUrtica urens
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
LavenderLavandula
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina
ColumbineAquilegia
HollyIlex aquifolium
BoxBuxus sempervirens
ElderSambucus nigra
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
NipplewortLapsana communis
Toothed MedickMedicago polymorpha
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
PrimrosePrimula
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common VetchVicia sativa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
IvyHedera helix
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
CleaversGalium aparine
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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