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Jacob's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.10831, -0.61335

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 51Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route226 m
Named routeRef 51Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trees by the track to Jacob's Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees by the track to Jacob's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHICHELEY HALLHistoric site4.5 km→✦Chichelely HallHistoric site4.5 km→✦A moated site, three fishponds, two trackways and field systems at Moat FarmHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Cranfield Millennium ParkUrban park5 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Upend Wood moated site, outer enclosure and fishpond, StagsdenHistoric site3.1 km→

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