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Plain Pond

12 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.24068, -0.59743

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Hogweed +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +192 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +192 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Hedge Bedstraw +210 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Hedge Bedstraw +210 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Forty Foot Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmPath type: track
Forty Foot Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.4 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.4 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Hinwick Lodge Farm

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Hinwick Lodge Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Harrold-Odell Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️HARROLD-ODELLCountry park4.2 km→🦉HARROLD ODELL COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦HINWICK HOUSEHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Harrold-Odell Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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