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Gravel Pit Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

13 ha

📷 Matthew Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsForagingPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.14630, -0.39050

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Water Lanepublic footpath · 149 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 149 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16Local cycle route
Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
Bedford Green WheelCycling route
Named routeRef GWRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Great Ouse

📷 Matthew Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Great Ouse

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