Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.25474, -0.47738
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Woodpigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Woodpigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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 +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +43 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Selfheal, Wild-oat, Hoary Plantain +233 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef HDC 7Local cycle route
Photos
Graveyard, All Saints Church, Riseley
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,165 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +35
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Painted Lady · Ringlet · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell +23
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common Spotted-orchid · Cowslip · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Selfheal +9
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2020
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2020
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,165 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +35
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Painted Lady · Ringlet · Large White · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell +23
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common Spotted-orchid · Cowslip · Pyramidal Orchid · Bee Orchid · Selfheal +9
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2020
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2020
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2024Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2022Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Hairy VioletViola hirta2024Hairy VioletViola hirta2024Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2023Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2023Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2023Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2021Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2021IvyHedera helix2021IvyHedera helix2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Events & activities nearby
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