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Ravensdell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.82155, -0.53463

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Bent, Snowdrop, Common Spotted-orchid +177 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Blackthorn, Bramble +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stone Age Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade EstateWalking route4.8 km

Take a stroll through history. This walk will take you past Five Knolls; a series of ancient burial mounds which are thought to have been here for over 4,000 years.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 574Cycling route
Named routeRef 574National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local 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

Looking towards Ravensdell Wood

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Ravensdell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Whipsnade ZooVisitor farm2.8 km→🌱Dunstable DownsUrban park5 km→✦Ashridge EstateHistoric site3.2 km→✦Two barrows at Bridgewater MonumentHistoric site4.4 km→✦Bridgewater MonumentHistoric site4.4 km→🐄OnagerVisitor farm2.5 km→

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