Harrold-Odell Country Park

It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council, and it has a cafe, toilets and an information room.

[1][2] The area has been settled since at least the 3rd century, and there was a Roman farmstead at what is now the Grebe Lake.

[3] A nearby landmark is the former Saint Nicholas church at Chellington, which was deconsecrated in 1975 and can be seen from across the lake.

[5] It is bordered on its southern and eastern side by the River Great Ouse.

There is a wide variety of birds, and mammals include otters, shrews and bats.