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Tom's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.25121, -0.36368

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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 · 1 public path 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
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
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
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Route HDC 10Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 10Local cycle route
Route HDC 7 (alt route)Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 7 (alt route)Local 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track past Tom's Wood

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track past Tom's Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman Small Town south of Great StaughtonHistoric site1.7 km→✦Village crossHistoric site2.3 km→✦Manor Farm moated enclosure, fishponds and fowling earthworksHistoric site4.3 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park4.3 km→✦Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.Historic site4.5 km→✦The Old Manor House, Cretingsbury: a motte castle and moated manor houseHistoric site400 m→

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