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Getting here
51.83029, -0.60550
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Steps Hill Car Park 13m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Steps Hill Car Park 13m away — 8 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cowslip, Small Balsam · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug, Kite-tailed Robberfly +17 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
29 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route
Napton to Coy Carp section
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km
long distance footpath 169 km
Stone Age Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade EstateWalking route4.8 km
Take a stroll through history. This walk will take you past Five Knolls; a series of ancient burial mounds which are thought to have been here for over 4,000 years.
Duncombe Terracepublic footpath · 416 m
Can get muddy
Duncombe Terracepublic footpath · 337 m
Duncombe Terracepublic footpath · 105 m
Can get muddy
🚴Cycling
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route
NCN National Route 574Cycling route
Route 6Cycling route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Route 5Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
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