Maulden Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 68 ha
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🐶 Dogs🌲 Walks🐴 Horses
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 68 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Central Bedfordshire Getting here
52.03926, -0.44301
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐴 Horse riding
Very strong match
5 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
Marked walking trails totalling 9.1 km; Named hiking route nearby: Greensand Ridge Walk
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Katherine’s Walk Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Length 13.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marston Vale Timberland Trail Walking route 21 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 route Length 21 km Local walking route
Show on map Flit Valley Walk Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map Church Road public footpath · 89 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 89 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Greensand Cycleway Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
10,476 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,476 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Robin +48
Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug +26
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Sand Spurrey · Wood Spurge · White Dead-nettle · Musk Stork's-bill · Strawberry Clover
Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra2025 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum2025 Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,476 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Robin +48
Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common Gull Larus canus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Brown Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug +26
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Sand Spurrey · Wood Spurge · White Dead-nettle · Musk Stork's-bill · Strawberry Clover
Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra2025 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum2025 Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Anthocoris sarothamni Anthocoris sarothamni
Anthocoris sarothamni Anthocoris sarothamni
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Arytaina genistae Arytaina genistae
Arytaina genistae Arytaina genistae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Ampedus pomorum Ampedus pomorum2025
Ampedus pomorum Ampedus pomorum2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer2025
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer2025
Atractotomus parvulus Atractotomus parvulus2025
Atractotomus parvulus Atractotomus parvulus2025
Orthotylus (Pachylops) adenocarpi Orthotylus (Pachylops) adenocarpi2025
Orthotylus (Pachylops) adenocarpi Orthotylus (Pachylops) adenocarpi2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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