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Strip lynchets on Stopsley Common

11 ha

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.90595, -0.40660

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • ✦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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Barberry Fusehorn, Chrysotoxum festivum, Syrphus +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Water Mint, Elder

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Winter Aconite, Common Amaranth, Stinking Hellebore +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Winter Aconite, Common Amaranth, Stinking Hellebore +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway station)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Walk on the wild sideWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Ride on the wild sideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route39 m
Named routeLength 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gate on Stopsley Common

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate on Stopsley Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stockwood ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Dallow DownsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Stopsley CommonUrban park200 m→🌱Wardown ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱People's ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Pope's MeadowUrban park1.9 km→

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