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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Wren
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 419m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Wren
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 419m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Three Shires WayWalking route79 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 routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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

Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Yelnow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.7 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.7 kmSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

20,264 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,264 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Wren +78

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoosanderMergus merganser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TealAnas crecca
NuthatchSitta europaea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common TernSterna hirundo
CuckooCuculus canorus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Common GullLarus canus
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024

🐝

Insects54 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly +49

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens2024
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Testaceous SawyerPristiphora testacea
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
CheilosiaCheilosia
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Halticus luteicollisHalticus luteicollis2024
Macrotylus (Alloeonycha) solitariusMacrotylus (Alloeonycha) solitarius2024
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
Apolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolae2024
Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellum2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2024
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2024
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024

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Plants7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Yellow Corydalis · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Bee Orchid · Common Twayblade · Cuckooflower +2

Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,264 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Wren +78

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoosanderMergus merganser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwiftApus apus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TealAnas crecca
NuthatchSitta europaea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Common TernSterna hirundo
CuckooCuculus canorus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Common GullLarus canus
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024

🐝

Insects54 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Red-eyed Damselfly +49

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens2024
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Testaceous SawyerPristiphora testacea
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
CheilosiaCheilosia
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Halticus luteicollisHalticus luteicollis2024
Macrotylus (Alloeonycha) solitariusMacrotylus (Alloeonycha) solitarius2024
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
Apolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolae2024
Compsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellumCompsidolon (Coniortodes) salicellum2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2024
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2024
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2024
Black-Kneed Apple CapsidBlepharidopterus angulatus2024
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024

🌿

Plants7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Yellow Corydalis · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Bee Orchid · Common Twayblade · Cuckooflower +2

Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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