Blow's Downs
Getting here
51.88358, -0.49677
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 141m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 141m away — 8 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Starling +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Starling +59 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Dark Bush-cricket +4 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Kidney Vetch, Cowslip +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Kidney Vetch, Cowslip +19 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +2 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km
long distance footpath 169 km
Stone Age Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade EstateWalking route4.8 km
Take a stroll through history. This walk will take you past Five Knolls; a series of ancient burial mounds which are thought to have been here for over 4,000 years.
🚴Cycling
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
NCN National Route 574Cycling route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Route 6Cycling route
N/ACycling route39 m
Main RouteCycling route1 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Wildlife to spot
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