Maulden Wood - Conifer woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Central Bedfordshire Getting here
52.03807, -0.44526
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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 🅿️ Parking 414m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Parking 414m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Katherine’s Walk Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Length 13.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Marston Vale Timberland Trail Walking route 21 km ▾
A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402
Named route Length 21 km Local walking route
Show on map Flit Valley Walk Walking route 12 km ▾
Named route Length 12 km Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Greensand Cycleway Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
15,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,183 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Nuthatch +48
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Birch Shieldbug +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Sand Spurrey · Wood Spurge · Prickly Sow-thistle · White Dead-nettle · Musk Stork's-bill
Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra2025 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,183 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Nuthatch +48
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Birch Shieldbug +22
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Sand Spurrey · Wood Spurge · Prickly Sow-thistle · White Dead-nettle · Musk Stork's-bill
Sand Spurrey Spergularia rubra2025 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025 Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Anthocoris nemoralis Anthocoris nemoralis
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Anthocoris sarothamni Anthocoris sarothamni
Anthocoris sarothamni Anthocoris sarothamni
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis
Arytaina genistae Arytaina genistae
Arytaina genistae Arytaina genistae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 