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Ouse Valley Way – Nightingale Grassland loop from Little Paxton

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Ouse Valley Way – Nightingale Grassland loop from Little Paxton

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Ouse Valley Way – Nightingale Grassland loop from Little Paxton

00:56

8.18km

10m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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3.81 km

Gravel and Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

Bardon Aggregates welcomes you to their Little Paxton quarry and hope you are enjoying your walk. We are delighted to have played our part in the creation of the Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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4.10 km

Washout Pit, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

Caught this Heron standing fishing in the middle of Washout Pit.

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4.74 km

Ouse Valley Way

Highlight • River

Here the Heron Trail follows the Ouse Valley Way.

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4.93 km

Site of Wray House

Highlight • Historical Site

This marks the site of a Victorian house called 'Wray House'. All that remain now are some garden trees and shrubs such as Lavender, Periwinkle, Douglas Fir and Norway Spruce. …

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5.12 km

Nightingale Grassland

Highlight • Forest

This area of rough grassland interspersed with Hawthorn and Dog Rose bushes provides ideal feeding and nesting areas for Nightingales. Between the end of April and the beginning of June male Nightingales sing to attract a mate.

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5.23 km

Grainne's Mound

Highlight • Natural Monument

Small mound to the right of the viewing platform.

Mining bees live in this bank; if you look closely you can see the small holes which they dig and lay …

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5.24 km

View of Heronry South Lake, Paxton Pits

Highlight • Lake

View of the lake from great vantage point on the east side looking westward.

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7.60 km

Hayling Lake, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

This is a gorgeous little lake situated in the Paxton Pits Nature Reserve in St Neots. There is a wooded trail that runs along the shore where you can catch …

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8.18 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.03 km

1.08 km

953 m

723 m

387 m

Surfaces

4.51 km

1.36 km

918 m

825 m

560 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 7 July

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Ouse Valley Way – Nightingale Grassland loop from Little Paxton

Gravel and Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Washout Pit, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Ouse Valley Way

Site of Wray House

Nightingale Grassland

Grainne's Mound

View of Heronry South Lake, Paxton Pits

Hayling Lake, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

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