Luton Hoo Memorial Park
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.86734, -0.41493
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Groundsel, Shining Crane's-bill +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ver Valley Walk 2Walking route▾
The Upper Ver Valley
Named routeRef Ver2Local walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route▾
Local circular? cycle route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,533 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +45
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Clogmia albipunctata · Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner · Swollen-thighed Beetle +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata
- Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants15 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Groundsel · Common Field-speedwell · Yarrow · Lady's Bedstraw · Greater Knapweed +10
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,533 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +45
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Clogmia albipunctata · Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner · Swollen-thighed Beetle +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata
- Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants15 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Groundsel · Common Field-speedwell · Yarrow · Lady's Bedstraw · Greater Knapweed +10
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula
2025
2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025