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Sir John's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.18470, -0.25459

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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 — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lucerne, Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 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
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
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Route HDC 10Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 10Local cycle route
Route HDC 8Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route HDC 9iCycling route
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NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grass verge alongside Sir John's Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grass verge alongside Sir John's Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱The Riverside ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Barford Road Pocket ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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