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Ampthill Park

16 ha

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.03689, -0.49934

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

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8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Bristly Oxtongue, Smooth Hawk's-beard +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Dock Bug +113 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Dock Bug +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Prickly Sow-thistle, Bugloss, Spindle +174 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Prickly Sow-thistle, Bugloss, Spindle +174 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

Katherine’s WalkWalking route13.6 km

Named routeLength 13.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Marston Vale Timberland TrailWalking route21 km

A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402

Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route

Jubilee WalkWalking route10.5 km

Named routeLength 10.5 kmLocal walking route

Katherine's Walkpublic footpath · 535 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 535 mPath type: footway

Holly Walkpublic footpath · 454 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 454 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway

Rectory Lanepublic footpath · 143 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route243 m

Named routeRef 51Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route85 m

Named routeRef 51Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route226 m

Named routeRef 51Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

The Alamedabridleway · 747 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 747 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Katherine's Walkbridleway · 132 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 132 mPath type: bridleway

Alameda Roadbridleway · 304 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 304 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

19,748 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,748 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Green Woodpecker · Firecrest +47

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Chinese Water Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Minotaur Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Scolopostethus decoratus · Heather Shieldbug +8

Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Scolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratus
Heather ShieldbugRhacognathus punctatus
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Small Nettle · Gorse · Hedge Bedstraw · Common Whitlowgrass +1

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Small NettleUrtica urens
GorseUlex europaeus
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,748 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Green Woodpecker · Firecrest +47

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Chinese Water Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis

🐝

Insects13 species

spring

2026

Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Minotaur Beetle · Melanostoma scalare · Scolopostethus decoratus · Heather Shieldbug +8

Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Scolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratus
Heather ShieldbugRhacognathus punctatus
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris

🌿

Plants6 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Small Nettle · Gorse · Hedge Bedstraw · Common Whitlowgrass +1

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Small NettleUrtica urens
GorseUlex europaeus
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Sweet VioletViola odorata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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