Steppingley Gardens Park 0 ha
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Places › England › Eastern › Central Bedfordshire Getting here
52.01166, -0.50804
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 176m 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 176m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Snowdrop, Common Nettle +78 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Snowdrop, Common Nettle +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Katherine’s Walk Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Length 13.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marston Vale Timberland Trail Walking route 21 km ▾
A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402
Named route Length 21 km Local walking route
Show on map Seven Parishes Millennium Circular Walk Walking route 21.6 km ▾
Named route Length 21.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Greensand Cycleway Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 71 m ▾
Named route Length 71 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
14,169 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,169 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rabbit · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Ulopa reticulata +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata Scolopostethus decoratus Scolopostethus decoratus 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Snowdrop · daffodils · Blackthorn · Butterfly-bush +13
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis daffodils Narcissus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,169 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Nuthatch · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rabbit · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Ulopa reticulata +17
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata Scolopostethus decoratus Scolopostethus decoratus 🌿 Plants 18 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Sweet Violet · Snowdrop · daffodils · Blackthorn · Butterfly-bush +13
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis daffodils Narcissus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heather Shieldbug Rhacognathus punctatus
Heather Shieldbug Rhacognathus punctatus
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum
Macrodema micropterum Macrodema micropterum
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Golden Crocus
Golden Crocus
Crocus chrysanthus
Crocus chrysanthus
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
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