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Bandy Slade

✦ Ancient woodland38 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

52.47747, -0.68328

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Ribwort Plantain, Selfheal +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Blue Tit +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, White Dead-nettle, Rowan +3 more foraging species

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Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route260 m
Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stubble field and Bandy Slade

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stubble field and Bandy Slade

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🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱West Glebe ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Weldon Woodland ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Oakley ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦BOUGHTON HOUSEHistoric site4.9 km→

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