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Montague Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.04502, -0.45296

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Nuthatch, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sand Spurrey, Common Spotted-orchid, Ramsons +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, White Dead-nettle, Strawberry Clover

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

Katherine’s WalkWalking route13.6 km

Named routeLength 13.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Marston Vale Timberland TrailWalking route21 km

A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402

Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route

Flit Valley WalkWalking route12 km

Named routeLength 12 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route3 km

Named routeLength 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

12,605 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,605 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumn

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +52

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects21 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Birch Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Red Wood AntFormica rufa
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Anthocoris sarothamniAnthocoris sarothamni
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Arytaina genistaeArytaina genistae
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
HornetVespa crabro2025

🌿

Plants4 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Sand Spurrey · Wood Spurge · White Dead-nettle · Musk Stork's-bill

Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2025
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,605 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumn

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +52

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects21 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Birch Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Dark-edged Bee-fly +16

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Red Wood AntFormica rufa
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Anthocoris sarothamniAnthocoris sarothamni
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis
Arytaina genistaeArytaina genistae
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
HornetVespa crabro2025

🌿

Plants4 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Sand Spurrey · Wood Spurge · White Dead-nettle · Musk Stork's-bill

Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2025
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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