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Palaceyard Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.16508, -0.33860

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

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

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

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

53 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 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13Local cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Great Ouse Waybridleway · 206 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 206 mPath type: bridleway
Great Ouse Waybridleway · 342 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 342 mPath type: bridleway
Great Ouse Waybridleway · 755 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 755 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The back of "Lowlands" on the Bedford Road

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The back of "Lowlands" on the Bedford Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Barford BridgeHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Tempsford Millennium GardenUrban park2.5 km→🌱Moggerhanger ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Palaceyard Wood medieval moated enclosure and associated enclosures, woodland bank and cultivation earthworksHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Roxton MazeUrban park2.7 km→🌱St John's ChurchUrban park3.9 km→

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