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Wallace Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.12728, -0.60906

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +23 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

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking 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
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route320 m
Named routeRef 51Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route803 m
Named routeRef 51Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wallace Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Upend Wood moated site, outer enclosure and fishpond, StagsdenHistoric site1.4 km→✦Wood Farm moatHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.6 km→🐄G & A Adderson (Farm Shop)Visitor farm4.6 km→✦Historic Park and Garden to Turvey HouseHistoric site4.7 km→

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