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Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex 600m NW of Octagon Farm

11 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
✦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

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — European Cinchbug, Orius, Eristalis pertinax +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — European Cinchbug, Orius, Eristalis pertinax +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Golden Dock, Alexanders, Mistletoe · last seen 2026; Plants — Golden Dock, Alexanders, Mistletoe · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Route 9Cycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Route 10Cycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Route 26Cycling route

Named routeRef 26Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

354,511 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

354,511 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Magpie · Dunnock · Tufted Duck · Blue Tit +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

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Insects11 species

spring

2026

European Cinchbug · Orius · Eristalis pertinax · Oxycarenus modestus · Arocatus roeselii +6

European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti
OriusOrius
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Oxycarenus modestusOxycarenus modestus
Arocatus roeseliiArocatus roeselii
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Agnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclairei
Nysius graminicolaNysius graminicola

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Plants3 species

winter

2026

Golden Dock · Alexanders · Mistletoe

Golden DockRumex maritimus
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
MistletoeViscum album

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

354,511 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Magpie · Dunnock · Tufted Duck · Blue Tit +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🐝

Insects11 species

spring

2026

European Cinchbug · Orius · Eristalis pertinax · Oxycarenus modestus · Arocatus roeselii +6

European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti
OriusOrius
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Oxycarenus modestusOxycarenus modestus
Arocatus roeseliiArocatus roeselii
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Agnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclairei
Nysius graminicolaNysius graminicola

🌿

Plants3 species

winter

2026

Golden Dock · Alexanders · Mistletoe

Golden DockRumex maritimus
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
MistletoeViscum album

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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