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Waulud's Bank

9 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Waulud's Bank · CC BY-SA 3.0

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51.90962, -0.45789

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Starling
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Starling
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Starling, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Starling, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Alder, Creeping Thistle · last seen 2025; Plants — Alder, Creeping Thistle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

Lea Valley Walk (link to Luton Parkway 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

🚴

Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 606Cycling route

Named routeRef 606National 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

Main RouteCycling route44 m

Named routeRef 6Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

91,601 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

91,601 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Woodpigeon · Starling · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +38

RedwingTurdus iliacus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Continental Song ThrushTurdus philomelos philomelos2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Hairy Shieldbug

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

91,601 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Woodpigeon · Starling · Dunnock · Carrion Crow +38

RedwingTurdus iliacus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Continental Song ThrushTurdus philomelos philomelos2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Hairy Shieldbug

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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