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52.13135, -0.56613
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Bee Orchid +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Bee Orchid +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Fennel, Dwarf Elder, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +1 more foraging species
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Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Clay Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail Walking route 70 km ▾
Named route Length 70 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Spring Lane public footpath · 131 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 131 m Path type: footway
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Bedford Green Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref GW Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,095 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ash · Knapweed Broomrape · Fennel · Pineappleweed · Great Willowherb +2
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2023 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,095 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Chinese Water Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ash · Knapweed Broomrape · Fennel · Pineappleweed · Great Willowherb +2
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche elatior Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2023 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Dwarf Elder Sambucus ebulus2023
Dwarf Elder Sambucus ebulus2023 