North Brickhill Country Park
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.17096, -0.46270
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 474m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 474m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Hairy Shieldbug, Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Bunyan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
Clay WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Hamble Roadpublic footpath · 186 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 186 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Thurne Waypublic footpath · 33 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16Local cycle route
Route 17Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
Bedford Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef GWRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
14 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
28,473 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,473 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Hairy Shieldbug +5
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Stenopsocus immaculatus
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Ground-ivy · Brooklime
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,473 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Hairy Shieldbug +5
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Stenopsocus immaculatus
🌿Plants3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Snowdrop · Ground-ivy · Brooklime
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenopsocus immaculatus2025
Stenopsocus immaculatus2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Nysius graminicolaNysius graminicola2025Nysius graminicolaNysius graminicola2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2025European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2025Events & activities nearby
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