Rushmere Country Park
A great place to discover nature and enjoy the outdoors – walking outdoors is deemed fairly safe but avoid contact with others.
Come and view herons nesting in Spring from our outdoor café terrace, discover fairy doors and the Giant’s Chair along our Sculpture Trail, walk the dog, bring your bike, ride your horse – we’ve something for everyone.
Managed by The Greensand Trust, working in partnership with Central Bedfordshire Council, the park is run on a not-for-profit basis for the benefit of visitors and wildlife.
Attractions include:
- An ‘access for all’ Sculpture Trail where visitors can search for fairies and have a photograph in the Giant’s Chair
- Play areas Play spots around the site
- The heronry where you can watch herons raise their young in the Spring
- A network of walking, cycling and horse-riding trails – we have free entry points into the park for cyclists but to use our specialist cycling and horse riding trails you will need to purchase a Greensand Pass.
- Areas where dogs can be walked on and off the lead including a dog fun area specifically for our canine friends
- Access to the Visitor Centre, toilets, the deck, Tree Tops Café, Herons Hatch, meadow for picnics and Stockgrove Visitor Centre and cafe
Nature conservation
Over 400 acres of heath, woodland, meadows and lakes, including areas of woodland and heath designated as Site of Special Scientific Interest / National Nature Reserve. The large heronry is popular with visitors in the spring, with remote cameras offering close-up viewing from the visitor centre. Distinctive green tiger beetles and common lizards can be seen in the heathland areas, while the woodlands support a range of species including nuthatch, treecreeper, buzzard, red kite and sparrowhawk, all of which breed on the site. The site also boasts giant redwood trees, the tallest trees in Greensand Country.
Access points
SP 9141 2772 (public footpath) What 3 Words: ///tornado.clenching.deranged, SP 9141 2773 (cycle entrance) ///headsets.hydrant.stretcher, SP 9163 2785 (vehicle entrance) ///tarnished.cuts.quitter.
A network of rights of way and trails for walking, cycling and horse riding. Car parking (charges apply). The Greensand Ridge Walk passes through the site.
