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Leighton Buzzard Rugby Club

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.90958, -0.61586

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Raven, Little Ringed Plover +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Raven, Little Ringed Plover +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Turnip Tigress, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Turnip Tigress, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Man Orchid, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Man Orchid, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Cross Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 574Cycling route
Named routeRef 574National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route228 m
Named routeRef 6Length 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route954 m
Named routeRef 6Length 954 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Leighton Rugby Club

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Leighton Rugby Club

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parsons Close Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱Astral Lake ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Clipstone Brook ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Pages ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Parson's CloseUrban park3.2 km→🌱Linslade Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→

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