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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.16489, -0.52735
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Mint Leaf Beetle, Goera pilosa +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
45 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
Photos
The River Great Ouse flows under Oakley Bridge
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
28,771 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,771 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +51
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Mint Leaf Beetle · Goera pilosa · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird +2
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
- Goera pilosaGoera pilosa
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
🌿Plants10 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Dog-violet · Biting Stonecrop · Spurge-laurel · Common Reed · Scorpion Weed +5
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
- Buckwheat
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,771 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +51
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwiftApus apus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Mint Leaf Beetle · Goera pilosa · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird +2
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea
- Goera pilosaGoera pilosa
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
🌿Plants10 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Dog-violet · Biting Stonecrop · Spurge-laurel · Common Reed · Scorpion Weed +5
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Biting StonecropSedum acre
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
- Buckwheat
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaFagopyrum esculentum2025
Fagopyrum esculentum2025
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2025FlaxLinum usitatissimum2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare2025Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Events & activities nearby
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