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:
Sandy Lodge promontory fortStory Moats moated enclosure, outer enclosures, drainage leats and ponds, EvertonBowl barrow, known as the `Round Hill', 440m WNW of College FarmHolme Mill Iron BridgeProbable Romano-Celtic Temple and Aligned Enclosures at Biggleswade CommonBronze Age Round Barrow and Later Settlement on Biggleswade CommonMoated site, near Hill House, Old WardenTempsford BridgeNewton Bury moated siteBiggin Wood moated enclosure, TempsfordGannocks Castle moated siteA ringwork and bailey castle, ring ditch and enclosures east of Brookland FarmSutton Packhorse BridgeBlunham BridgeMedieval fishery and warren in Home WoodSlight univallate hillfort on Galley HillStratton Park moated enclosure and associated manorial earthworksJohn O'Gaunt's HillCursus and five associated ring-ditches at Biggleswade Common.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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