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Pirton Grange moated enclosure and associated settling pond, Pirton

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📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.98356, -0.36682

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Robin, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Robin, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Stinking Iris, Spring Starflower, Dwarf Elder +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Stinking Iris, Spring Starflower, Dwarf Elder +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Former Chiltern WayWalking route

Former route of Chiltern Way, removed in March 2023. Left in mapping for information, especially if people are using old guidebooks

Named routeRef CWexLocal walking route
The Chiltern Way Northern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWNRegional walking route
Flit Valley WalkWalking route12 km
Named routeLength 12 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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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

Apsley End Road passing a moat, Shillington

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Apsley End Road passing a moat, Shillington

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wrest Park 18th century outbuildings, statues and gardensHistoric site4 km→🌱Wrest Park & GardensUrban park3.9 km→✦WREST PARKHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Silsoe Nature Reserve & ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦HEXTON MANORHistoric site2.6 km→✦Motte & BaileyHistoric site2.7 km→

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