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Getting here
52.24026, -0.54155
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Stitchwort, Lungwort, Bristly Oxtongue +25 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Purple Hairstreak, Marmalade Hoverfly, Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber +247 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Purple Hairstreak, Marmalade Hoverfly, Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber +247 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
Heritage
Good match
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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