Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure. 7 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Getting here
52.22530, -0.41372
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 Rook and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +102 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Bristly Oxtongue +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail Walking route 70 km ▾
Named route Length 70 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 7 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
School Lane bridleway · 656 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 656 m Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
6,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,548 records · National Biodiversity Network Rook · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Blackbird · Yellowhammer +42
Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket +44
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Bristly Oxtongue · Salsify · Common Centaury +1
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Salsify Tragopogon porrifolius Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2023 Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,548 records · National Biodiversity Network Rook · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Blackbird · Yellowhammer +42
Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket +44
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Bristly Oxtongue · Salsify · Common Centaury +1
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Salsify Tragopogon porrifolius Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2023 Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2025
Spotted Regal-sawfly Nematus septentrionalis2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio2025
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens2024
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
a weevil Curculionidae2024
a weevil Curculionidae2024
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius2024
Larder Beetle Dermestes lardarius2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis2024
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis2024
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2023
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae2023
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2023
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2023
Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi2023
Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2023 2023
2023
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