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Bedfordshire Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

52.13518, -0.54428

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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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Selfheal, Ground-ivy, Creeping Thistle +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, White Dead-nettle +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26Local cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Thistley Lanebridleway · 92 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 92 mSurface pebblestonePath type: residential
Thistley Lanebridleway · 29 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mPath type: residential
Thistley Lanebridleway · 21 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 21 mSurface dirtPath type: residential
Thistley Lanebridleway · 42 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 42 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

John Bunyan Trail by Hangar Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

John Bunyan Trail by Hangar Wood

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🌱Great Denham Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Addison Howard ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Addison Howard ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Kempston Riverside ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Addison Howard ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park4.5 km→

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