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St Mary's Church

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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52.21558, -0.28803

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 163m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 163m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Green Alkanet, Germander Speedwell +84 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Elder, Green Alkanet, Germander Speedwell +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route HDC 10Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 10Local cycle route

Route HDC 8Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route

Route HDC 9iCycling route

Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Route HDC 9iiiCycling route

Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

43,273 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

43,273 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summerwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Mute Swan · Mallard · Pochard +38

WigeonMareca penelope2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PochardAythya ferina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Red Fox · Rabbit · Mole

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2025

Cantharis livida · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dock Bug · Varied Carpet Beetle

Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

🌿

Plants62 species

summer

2026

Elder · Dwarf Mallow · Germander Speedwell · Field Bindweed · Lesser Celandine +57

ElderSambucus nigra2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2025
Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Sweet-flagAcorus calamus2025
Great Yellow-cressRorippa amphibia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

43,273 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

summerwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Mute Swan · Mallard · Pochard +38

WigeonMareca penelope2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PochardAythya ferina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Red Fox · Rabbit · Mole

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🐝

Insects4 species

spring

2025

Cantharis livida · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dock Bug · Varied Carpet Beetle

Cantharis lividaCantharis livida
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

🌿

Plants62 species

summer

2026

Elder · Dwarf Mallow · Germander Speedwell · Field Bindweed · Lesser Celandine +57

ElderSambucus nigra2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2025
Crested Cow-wheatMelampyrum cristatum2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Sweet-flagAcorus calamus2025
Great Yellow-cressRorippa amphibia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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