Turnpike Farm moated enclosure and associated cultivation earthworks.
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.22660, -0.40844
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Moorhen
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Moorhen
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Jackdaw, Moorhen, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Moorhen, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km▾
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Turnpike Cottage, Bolnhurst
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
6,328 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,328 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +28
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter +30
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Borage · Bristly Oxtongue · Pyramidal Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Salsify
- BorageBorago officinalis
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,328 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +28
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter +30
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Borage · Bristly Oxtongue · Pyramidal Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Salsify
- BorageBorago officinalis
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2025Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2025Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Events & activities nearby
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