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Yarl's Wood

7 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.19371, -0.48261

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦95+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby and Raven
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 83m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Raven, Carrion Crow +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Raven, Carrion Crow +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Common Centaury, Welted Thistle +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Common Centaury, Welted Thistle +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional 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

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Bedford Green WheelCycling route
Named routeRef GWRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8ACycling route
Named routeRef 8ALocal cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking over the rape crop to Yarl's wood detention centre

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking over the rape crop to Yarl's wood detention centre

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mowsbury ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.6 km→🌱Mowsbury ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Waveney GreenUrban park4.5 km→🦉PUTNOE WOODNature reserve4.5 km→✦Yarl's Wood hermitage and moated siteHistoric site100 m→

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