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Roadley's Brake

2 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Downy Emerald +158 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Downy Emerald +158 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Cuckooflower +18 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Cuckooflower +18 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Weston Underwood: Former Midland Railway's Bedford & Northampton Branch

Weston Underwood: Former Midland Railway's Bedford & Northampton Branch

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