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Colesden Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.19451, -0.36098

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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

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 · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Bedford Green WheelCycling route
Named routeRef GWRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Garden at New Farm, Colesden

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Garden at New Farm, Colesden

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworksHistoric site2.6 km→✦Barford BridgeHistoric site5 km→✦Palaceyard Wood medieval moated enclosure and associated enclosures, woodland bank and cultivation earthworksHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Roxton MazeUrban park3.8 km→✦Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.Historic site5 km→⛪St Denys's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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