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Manor Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.08615, -0.38663

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Black Bryony, Spurge-laurel, Mugwort +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gampsocoris punctipes, Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum, Berytinus (Berytinus) clavipes +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gampsocoris punctipes, Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum, Berytinus (Berytinus) clavipes +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 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
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18Local cycle route
Route 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Local cycle route
Route 20Cycling route
Named routeRef 20Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Warden Little Wood house

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Warden Little Wood house

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Swiss GardenUrban park4.3 km→✦OLD WARDEN PARK (INCLUDING THE SWISS GARDEN)Historic site3.8 km→✦SOUTHILL PARKHistoric site4 km→✦ICKWELL BURYHistoric site4.1 km→✦Romano-British settlement south of WillingtonHistoric site4.3 km→✦Warden AbbeyHistoric site1.8 km→

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