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Places › England › Eastern › Bedford Getting here
52.30857, -0.50119
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Field Garlic, Bristly Oxtongue, Wild Onion +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Jacobaea, Field Garlic, Wavy Bitter-cress +202 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Jacobaea, Field Garlic, Wavy Bitter-cress +202 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +19 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +19 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Shires Way Walking route 79 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 route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,958 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,958 records · National Biodiversity Network Rook · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +45
Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Cow Parsley · Creeping Cinquefoil · Field Garlic · Erophila verna +7
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Field Garlic Allium oleraceum Erophila verna Erophila verna Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,958 records · National Biodiversity Network Rook · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +45
Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2021 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2021 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Cow Parsley · Creeping Cinquefoil · Field Garlic · Erophila verna +7
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Field Garlic Allium oleraceum Erophila verna Erophila verna Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heath False-brome Brachypodium pinnatum2023
Heath False-brome Brachypodium pinnatum2023
Wild Onion Allium vineale2023
Wild Onion Allium vineale2023
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2023
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2023
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2023
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2023
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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