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St Macute's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.06582, -0.42228

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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 173m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional 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
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25Local cycle route
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23Local cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
Route 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View near Firtree Hill Farm

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View near Firtree Hill Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHICKSANDS PRIORYHistoric site4.9 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park700 m→🌱Chicksands Bike ParkUrban park3.4 km→🦉KINGSWOOD AND GLEBE MEADOWS, HOUGHTON CONQUESTNature reserve4.1 km→✦Warden AbbeyHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Shocott SpringUrban park3.6 km→

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