Marston Vale Community Forest Over 60 acres of woodland in the heart of Bedfordshire. The Countryside Agency administers the forest, with walking and cycling trails through the woods, and a visitor centre with an art gallery and recreational facilities. Formerly a clay pit, now a lake favoured by birds, in the midst of the Marston Vale Community Forest. A popular place for water sports. 13 of the M1.
Bats converge on the lake in summer evenings.
The lake walk is wheelchair accessible. Small parking charge from 1000-1800. Sundon Hills is one of the highest points in the county, and offers superb views, along with woodland walks through stands of beech and ash. The John Bunyan Trail passes through the park. A stretch of chalk grassland that offers a habitat to butterflies and a wide variety of chalk-loving plants.