On this page you will find a map of some of the best birding sites Bedfordshire has to offer.
To view the map at its best, please open it in a new window by clicking here. Otherwise browse the map below to find what you are looking for.
To find a birding location on the map you can search by clicking the magnifying glass (but you will only see the magnifying glass if you open the map in a new window, it does not show in the map below).
The sites are split in to two sections – main sites and sub-sites. Many locations will just be in the main sites list, but if they have discreet areas within them which birders refer to these have been (or will be) documented in the sub-sites section. An additional layer which can be turned on and off is called Access – these are points of interest around some locations. They may be where to park, viewpoints, or footpath access points. Click on areas or points to find out more information.
Two additional layers are also listed – 1km and 10km squares, which may be useful for recording purposes.
Updates and suggested changes are always welcome so please get in touch if you spot a mistake or would like to contribute. We will continue to update this section with new material and additional sites when they arise.
Disclaimer: Inclusion on this map does not necessarily mean access is open to all. Please check you have the landowners permission before entering any site, or view only from public rights of way. Boundaries, parking areas and access points are indicative only and indicate no rights whatsoever to use them.
Ampthill Park TL026385
Aspley Heath SP930340
Barton Hills TL090300
Battlesden Lake SP957287
Bedford STW TL085499
Begwary Brook NR TL168564
Biggleswade Common TL195470
Black Cat GP TL164554
Blows Downs TL040218
Blunham Lakes TL158512
Box End Park TL013485
Brogborough Lake SP975395
Brogborough Hill SP967386
Brogborough Tip & Pools SP965395
Broom East CWS TL179434
Broom GP TL175445
Broom South Quarry TL173421
Cainhoe Lakes TL095377
Carthagena GC TL213480
Chalton STW TL028275
Chicksands Wood TL100400
Chimney Corner North ClP TL035456
Chimney Corner South Lake TL035448
Cooper’s Hill TL028378
Coronation ClP TL027430
Cuckoo Bridge Lake TL119509
Deepdale Quarry TL212488
Derek White’s Eggs GP TL184463
Dunstable Downs TL005195
Dunstable STW TL002243
East Hyde TL129171
Elstow ClP TL047456
Eversholt (Linden) Lake SP980323
Felmersham NR SP990584
Fenlake Meadows TL074486
Flitwick Moor TL046354
Flitwick STW TL038365
Gadsey Brook TL111506
Galley Hill TL092269
Great Barford Lake TL131508
Grovebury SP SP924232
Harrold-Odell CP SP960570
Henlow Bridge Lakes TL189381
Henlow Grange TL183384
Hollington Marsh TL064366
Houghton Brook Pools TL042246
Houghton Regis ChP TL008235
John O’Gaunt GC TL218478
Kempston Bypass Pools TL033462
King’s Wood, Heath & Reach SP930300
King’s Wood, H. Conquest TL045400
Knocking Hoe TL130310
Knotting Green TL008622
Langford Common TL181407
Leagrave Marsh TL060250
Lodge Farm Lake TL114398
Longholme Lake TL059493
Lowe’s Wood SP928325
Luton Hoo TL104186
Marston STW TL004420
Maulden Wood TL070390
MCP Wetlands NR TL004417
Meadow Lane GP TL086504
Octagon Farm GP TL092500
Pegnut Wood TL225480
Pegsdon Hills TL120295
Poppy Hill Lakes TL182394
Priory CP TL073493
Putnoe Wood TL067527
Quest ClP TL030420
Radwell Lakes TL010585
R Ouse through Bedford TL051495
Rookery North ClP TL017417
Rookery South ClP TL015407
Roxton Lakes TL157535
Rushmere CP SP916291
Sandy Heath (Quarry) TL203493
Sandy Smith NR TL115393
Sharpenhoe Clappers TL066303
Shuttleworth College Lake TL143444
Southill Lake TL145428
Southill Park TL140420
Stewartby Lake TL008425
Stopsley Common TL098247
Stratton Park Bal. Pond TL212438
Swiss Gardens TL149446
Tempsford Airfield TL185525
Tetworth Hall Estate TL217528
The Lodge TL188478
The Pinnacle, Sandy TL183494
Thurleigh Airfield TL045605
Tithe Farm Reservoir TL144577
Toddington Services Pools TL033288
Totternhoe Knolls SP985222
Warden Great Wood TL110430
Warden Hill TL091261
Wardown Park Luton TL088228
Warren Villas TL179476
Waterloo Thorns TL181519
Whipsnade Zoo TL005172
Wigmore Valley Park TL130220
Wilden Reservoir TL113555
Willington GP TL100505
Woburn Park SP960325
Woburn Road Wetlands TL020458
Wrest Park TL090355
Wyboston Lakes TL177575