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15 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.08121, -0.53175

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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 375m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Coot +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Coot +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Saffron, Water-plantain, Dotted Loosestrife +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Saffron, Water-plantain, Dotted Loosestrife +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal 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
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26Local cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
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Route 23Cycling route
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Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lay-by A421

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Marston Vale Millennium Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🏞️MARSTON VALE MILLENNIUMCountry park1.8 km→🌱Marston Vale Millennium Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Wiles WoodUrban park2.7 km→🌱Marston Skate ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Gateway WoodUrban park2.7 km→

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