Harrold-Odell Country Park
The Harrold-Odell Country Park is a 59.3 hectare Country park and Local Nature Reserve between the villages of Odell and Harrold in Bedfordshire. It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council, and it has a cafe, toilets and an information room.[1][2]
The site was formerly a sand and gravel quarry, and was converted to a park in the 1980s.[3] It is bordered on its southern and eastern side by the River Great Ouse. It has two lakes, water meadows and woodland, some of which is seasonally flooded. There is a wide variety of birds, and mammals include otters, shrews and bats.[1]
There is access from Carlton Road.
References[]
- ^ a b "Harrold-Odell Country Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Map of". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to Harrold-Odell Country Park". Friends of Harrold-Odell Country Park. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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Coordinates: 52°12′21″N 0°35′49″W / 52.20583°N 0.59694°W
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