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Blossom Spring - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha

📷 Burgess Von Thunen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.87867, -0.43575

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ver Valley Walk 2Walking route

The Upper Ver Valley

Named routeRef Ver2Local walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Peters Road

📷 Burgess Von Thunen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Peters Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stockwood ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Dallow DownsUrban park500 m→🌱Stockwood ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Pope's MeadowUrban park1.8 km→🌱People's ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Wardown ParkUrban park2 km→

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