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Lower Alders

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Marcus de Figueiredo · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

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52.03703, -0.35516

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blue Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 440m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blue Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 440m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sainfoin, Oxeye Daisy · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata, Trioza urticae, Arytaina genistae +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata, Trioza urticae, Arytaina genistae +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Flit Valley WalkWalking route12 km

Named routeLength 12 kmLocal walking route

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

Hicca WayWalking route

Named routeRef HiW

North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km

Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route676 m

Named routeRef 12Length 676 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route241 m

Named routeRef 12Length 241 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

24,579 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,579 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jay · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Birch Catkin Bug · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Arytaina genistae · Trioza urticae · Scolopostethus thomsoni

Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Arytaina genistaeArytaina genistae
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,579 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jay · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Birch Catkin Bug · Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata · Arytaina genistae · Trioza urticae · Scolopostethus thomsoni

Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Arytaina genistaeArytaina genistae
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Marcus de Figueiredo · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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