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Squiggles Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.23866, -0.38796

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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

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route HDC 7Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 7Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 12Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route286 m
Named routeRef 12Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway from North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway from North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworksHistoric site2.8 km→✦Roman Small Town south of Great StaughtonHistoric site3.9 km→✦Village crossHistoric site4.4 km→✦Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.Historic site2.3 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park4.5 km→✦Turnpike Farm moated enclosure and associated cultivation earthworks.Historic site1.9 km→

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