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Flitwick Moor

37 ha

📷 Barry Ephgrave · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

52.00470, -0.47663

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Wren, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Wren, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle, Scorpion Weed +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle, Scorpion Weed +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 21 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
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
Katherine’s WalkWalking route13.6 km
Named routeLength 13.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Former Chiltern WayWalking route

Former route of Chiltern Way, removed in March 2023. Left in mapping for information, especially if people are using old guidebooks

Named routeRef CWexLocal walking route
Flit Valley Walkpublic footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmPath type: footway
Gravel Pit Roadpublic footpath · 238 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 238 mPath type: residential
Enterprise Waypublic footpath · 138 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 138 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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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

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lime Avenuebridleway · 304 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 304 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Flitwick Bridleway 2bridleway · 250 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 250 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Flitton and Greenfields Bridleway 7bridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Flitton and Greenfields Bridleway 7bridleway · 129 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 129 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Flitton and Greenfield Bridleway 7bridleway · 80 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 80 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flitwick moor clearing

📷 Barry Ephgrave · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flitwick moor clearing

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wrest Park 18th century outbuildings, statues and gardensHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Flitwick Manor ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦Pump and signpost in Market PlaceHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Silsoe Nature Reserve & ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Ampthill ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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