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Sundon Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.92849, -0.46756

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Chiltern Gentian, Selfheal, Prickly Sow-thistle +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Raven +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Raven +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +19 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

10 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
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Former Chiltern WayWalking route

Former route of Chiltern Way, removed in March 2023. Left in mapping for information, especially if people are using old guidebooks

Named routeRef CWexLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 574Cycling route
Named routeRef 574National Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mendip Way, Sundon Park

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mendip Way, Sundon Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Leagrave CommonUrban park2 km→🌱Bramingham ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Linmere ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Limbury Mead POSUrban park2.8 km→🌱Houghton Hall ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Linmere ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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