Priory Country Park is a former gravel pits located on the South East edge of Bedford, adjacent to the River Great Ouse. Find us at Barkers Lane off A428, or in Priory Business Park off A421 Bedford bypass. Admission is Free with access to the Visitor centre and 2 hides, one overlooking the main lake and one on the Finger lakes. You will find Winter wildfowl, passage terns and waders, and Water Rail all year.
A very rare visitor to the park dropped in very briefly on thursday. it was last seen in the park in Feb 1997. Have you guessed what it is yet? Here's a clue...
Yes it's a bittern, snapped by Danny Fellman, just before it flew away.
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