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Ridsdale Copse - Woodland

19 ha

📷 Mike Wilkinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.06892, -0.59625

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 186m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
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 route70 m
Named routeRef 51Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 51Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rectory Lanebridleway · 19 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 19 mPath type: service
Holywell Roadbridleway · 67 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 67 mPath type: unclassified
Rectory Lanebridleway · 492 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 492 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View over Marston Vale

📷 Mike Wilkinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View over Marston Vale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marston Vale Millennium Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🏞️MARSTON VALE MILLENNIUMCountry park4.3 km→🌱Marston Vale Millennium Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→🦉MARSTON THRIFTNature reserve1 km→✦A moated site, three fishponds, two trackways and field systems at Moat FarmHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Cranfield Millennium ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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