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Long Tongue

16 ha

📷 mike · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.22640, 0.44369

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amandinea punctata, Arthonia radiata, Melanelixia subaurifera +54 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Amandinea punctata, Arthonia radiata, Melanelixia subaurifera +54 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +181 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +181 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Goldcrest, Curlew, Greenfinch +5 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m
Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
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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

Cheveley Park Stud

📷 mike · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cheveley Park Stud

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The SeveralsUrban park3.3 km→🌱King Edward VII Memorial GroundsUrban park3.4 km→🌱Memorial Hall GardensUrban park3.4 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Bill Tutte MonumentHistoric site3.2 km→⛪Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady Immaculate and St EtheldredaReligious grounds3.4 km→

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