RSPB The Lodge by munki-boy
RSPB The Lodge
The Lodge Nature Reserve and Gardens is a very special place, offering an exceptionally rich combination of wildlife and heritage experiences. The woodland, heath and acid grassland here cover an area of some 220 hectares, and now form the largest stretch of heathland in Bedfordshire.
Created: 7 July 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
RSPB The Lodge Details
RSPB The Lodge is a nature reserve managed by RSPB.
RSPB The Lodge Information
RSPB The Lodge Address
The Heath, Potton Rd, Sandy
SG19 2DL
Website: http://www.rspb.org.uk/thelodge
Get directionsLocal History around RSPB The Lodge
There are some historic monuments around including:
Holme Mill Iron BridgeStratton Park moated enclosure and associated manorial earthworksTempsford BridgeBowl barrow, known as the `Round Hill', 440m WNW of College FarmCursus and five associated ring-ditches at Biggleswade CommonStory Moats moated enclosure, outer enclosures, drainage leats and ponds, EvertonSutton Packhorse BridgeMedieval fishery and warren in Home WoodSandy Lodge promontory fortBlunham BridgeJohn O'Gaunt's HillBiggin Wood moated enclosure, TempsfordBronze Age Round Barrow and Later Settlement on Biggleswade CommonProbable Romano-Celtic Temple and Aligned Enclosures at Biggleswade CommonMoated site, near Hill House, Old WardenSlight univallate hillfort on Galley HillNewton Bury moated siteGannocks Castle moated siteA ringwork and bailey castle, ring ditch and enclosures east of Brookland Farm.Wildlife in and around RSPB The Lodge
RSPB The Lodge Mammals
There are 39 species of mammals recorded as found near RSPB The Lodge.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
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RSPB The Lodge Birds
There are 238 species of birds recorded as found near RSPB The Lodge.
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
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