Bedford: Park
Places and attractions in the Park category
Bedford Park
Bedford Park is a large urban park, located in the town of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The park is the largest urban park within the town, and it is owned and maintained by Bedford Borough Council.
Fenlake Meadows
Fenlake Meadows is a 19.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve located in the Kingsbrook area of Bedford. It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council. This site is in a river valley on the bank of the River Great Ouse, and it is often wet and waterlogged.
Hill Rise
Hill Rise is a 0.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve located in the Harpur area of Bedford. It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council. The site was the Bedfordshire Training Home for Girls, founded in 1882 to prepare poor girls for domestic service. This closed by the 1970s, and the land became a derelict dumping ground.
Mowsbury Hill
Mowsbury Hill is a 2.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve and Scheduled Monument in north Bedford. It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council with the assistance of the Friends of Putnoe Wood and Mowsbury Hillfort.
Freeman's Common
Freeman's Common is a 12.5 hectare area of land situated to the north of Bedford, in the parish of Ravensden. Over many years it has been the focus of local dispute as to whether the site should be developed.
Biddenham Pit
Biddenham Pit is a gravel pit and Site of Special Scientific Interest, 0.41 hectares in size located in Biddenham, Bedfordshire.
Park Wood
Park Wood is a 5.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve located in the Brickhill area of Bedford. It is owned by Bedford Borough Council and managed by the council with the assistance of the Friends of Park Wood.
Putnoe Wood
Putnoe Wood is a 10.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve located in the Putnoe area of Bedford. It is owned by Bedford Borough Council and maintained by the council with the assistance of the Friends of Putnoe Wood and Mowsbury Hillfort.
Bromham Lake
Bromham Lake is a 10.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve east of Bromham in Bedfordshire. It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council. The lake was formed when the site was used for the extraction of sand, gravel and limestone between 1969 and 1975, and an Iron Age house was found during the extraction.
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