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Little Gaddesden Bowls Club

📷 Gerald Massey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.81162, -0.55869

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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
  • 🎳Bowling greens 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
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6 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bent, Timothy, Sweet Vernal-grass +27 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Bent, Timothy, Sweet Vernal-grass +27 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Autumn Hawkbit, Dandelion +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Wildlife Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade EstateWalking route3.2 km

Explore the chalk grassland on this walk and you will discover that it's full of life. What will you spot? Keep a look out for birds all year round and butterflies in spring, summer and autumn.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ringshall Drivepublic footpath · 757 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 757 mPath type: service
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Little Gaddesden Church of England Primary School

📷 Gerald Massey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Little Gaddesden Church of England Primary School

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Nearby places

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🐄Whipsnade ZooVisitor farm3.9 km→✦Ashridge EstateHistoric site1.4 km→✦Two barrows at Bridgewater MonumentHistoric site2.5 km→✦Bridgewater MonumentHistoric site2.5 km→🐄OnagerVisitor farm3.8 km→🐄White RhinocerosVisitor farm3.9 km→

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