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📷 Robin Drayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.08113, -0.45125

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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
  • ☕Bowling Green Club House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Small Nettle, Lords-and-Ladies +90 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Small Nettle, Lords-and-Ladies +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Small Nettle, Elder, Hogweed +13 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyparochromus vulgaris, Harlequin Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyparochromus vulgaris, Harlequin Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café; Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26Local cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Cottages, Wilstead

📷 Robin Drayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Cottages, Wilstead

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park2.8 km→🦉KINGSWOOD AND GLEBE MEADOWS, HOUGHTON CONQUESTNature reserve3.8 km→✦Elstow Manor House (Remains of)Historic site3.9 km→

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