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🐶Dogs🌲Walks🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha
Getting here
51.94874, -0.46980
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
7 activitiesDogs allowed — country park
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Country park — good for group day out
Country park — managed habitat
🦅Bird watching
Moderate match
Country park — mixed habitats
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Former Chiltern WayWalking route▾
Former route of Chiltern Way, removed in March 2023. Left in mapping for information, especially if people are using old guidebooks
Named routeRef CWexLocal walking route
JBT segmentpublic footpath · 296 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 296 mPath type: footway
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 473 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 473 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Icknield Waypublic footpath · 183 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 183 mSurface groundPath type: footway
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route39 m▾
Named routeLength 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route57 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
In Sundon Hills Country Park
Photos
In Sundon Hills Country Park
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
26,694 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,694 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Wren · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Robin
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
White-legged Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Azure Damselfly
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All 22 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Chiltern Gentian · Pyramidal Orchid · Selfheal · Devil's-bit Scabious · Woolly Thistle
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Chiltern GentianGentianella germanica2025
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Woolly ThistleCirsium eriophorum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,694 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Wren · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Robin
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
White-legged Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Azure Damselfly
+17 more speciesHide species list
All 22 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Chiltern Gentian · Pyramidal Orchid · Selfheal · Devil's-bit Scabious · Woolly Thistle
+29 more speciesHide species list
All 34 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Chiltern GentianGentianella germanica2025
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Woolly ThistleCirsium eriophorum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas