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Cotton End Baptist Church

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.09747, -0.41674

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Bryony, Hogweed, Water Figwort +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Bryony, Hogweed, Water Figwort +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Rhyparochromus vulgaris, 22-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Rhyparochromus vulgaris, 22-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Marston Vale Timberland TrailWalking route21 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 routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route
Meeting Closepublic footpath · 46 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
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Route 1Cycling route
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Route 5Cycling route
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Route 4Cycling route
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Route 8Cycling route
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Route 15Cycling route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Wood Lanebridleway · 275 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 275 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Bell, Cotton End

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Bell, Cotton End

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