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Mead Open Farm

23 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.89764, -0.61825

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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
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Farm visits

Farm attraction

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Man Orchid, Common Nettle, Sweet Violet +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Man Orchid, Common Nettle, Sweet Violet +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 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

Highland cow at Mead Open Farm

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Highland cow at Mead Open Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parsons Close Recreation GroundUrban park3.5 km→🌱Astral Lake ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Pages ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Clipstone Brook ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Parson's CloseUrban park3.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→

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