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Wavendon Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.00152, -0.65709

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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 113m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Milton Keynes Boundary Walk

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Seven Parishes Millennium Circular WalkWalking route21.6 km
Named routeLength 21.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Western Historic Parkland WalkWalking route6 km
Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Silverbirches Lanepublic footpath · 258 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 258 mPath type: residential
Holly Walkpublic footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mPath type: service
Werth Drivepublic footpath · 141 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 141 mPath type: track
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Cycling

111 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
(6)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeLocal cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V10Cycling route
Named routeRef V10Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H6Cycling route
Named routeRef H6Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route
Named routeRef H8Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Longslade TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 214 m

This is not really a road, more a sand track. This section is mainly use as a car park for local walkers.

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 214 mSurface sandPath type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 345 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 345 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 629 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 629 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 397 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 397 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Around Old Wavendon Heath

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Around Old Wavendon Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Caldecotte LakeUrban park3.5 km→🌱Glebe Farm WetlandsUrban park3.7 km→🌱Caldecotte Lake NorthUrban park3.7 km→🌱Caldecotte Lake NorthUrban park3.8 km→🌱Waterhall ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Mauretania way Park & LakeUrban park4.8 km→

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