Penn Wood - Sparse woodland
73 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome73 ha
Getting here
52.25489, -0.51835
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km▾
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,720 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackcap · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Dunnock +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- SwiftApus apus
Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Ruddy Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Aphis (Aphis) jacobaeae +8
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Aphis (Aphis) jacobaeaeAphis (Aphis) jacobaeae
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown Hawker
Common Knapweed · Great Willowherb · Wild Carrot · Wild Marjoram · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +8
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Spear Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,720 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackcap · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Dunnock +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- SwiftApus apus
Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Ruddy Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Aphis (Aphis) jacobaeae +8
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Aphis (Aphis) jacobaeaeAphis (Aphis) jacobaeae
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown Hawker
Common Knapweed · Great Willowherb · Wild Carrot · Wild Marjoram · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +8
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Spear Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoCirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisEvents & activities nearby
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