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Dray's Ditches

10 ha

📷 John Yaxley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.92729, -0.42530

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Volucella pellucens, Ablattaria laevigata +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Wayfaring-tree, Sainfoin +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Wayfaring-tree, Sainfoin +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Mint, Hazel, Meadowsweet +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Walk on the wild sideWalking route
Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking East towards Drays Ditches

📷 John Yaxley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking East towards Drays Ditches

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bramingham ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Limbury Mead POSUrban park2.7 km→🌱Stopsley CommonUrban park2.8 km→🌱Leagrave CommonUrban park3.1 km→🌱Wardown ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Pope's MeadowUrban park4.2 km→

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