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Broadleaved woodland near Wixams

6 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.09832, -0.46871

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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

4 activities

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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
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North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal 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

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lake by Wixams

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lake by Wixams

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Priory Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→🏞️PRIORYCountry park4.5 km→🌱Great Denham Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Addison Howard ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Addison Howard ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Russell ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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