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Rory's Wood Nature Trail – Ouse Valley Way loop from Buckden

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East Of England

Huntingdonshire

Rory's Wood Nature Trail – Ouse Valley Way loop from Buckden

Moderate

4.9

(8)

49

hikers

Rory's Wood Nature Trail – Ouse Valley Way loop from Buckden

03:26

13.5km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Includes short out-and-back sections

Your route doubles back at waypoints. If this isn’t intentional, adjust those waypoints’ positions.

After 5.67 km for 114 m

After 6.21 km for 116 m

After 6.72 km for 112 m

After 7.58 km for 152 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

5.26 km

Rory's Wood Nature Trail

Highlight • Forest

2

5.72 km

Heronry South Lake West Bank Bird Viewing Area

Highlight • Lake

Great viewing area to watch the Cormorants and Great Crested Grebes.

Tip by

3

6.27 km

Haydon Hive Bird Hide at Paxton Pits

Highlight • Lake

Haydon Hive overlooks the southern end of Heronry South Lake. From here you can se the Cormorants roosting in the trees on the opposite bank.

Tip by

4

6.41 km

View of Heronry South Lake, Paxton Pits

Highlight • Lake

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

Tip by

5

6.53 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.

Tip by

6

6.78 km

Kingfisher Hide

Highlight • Lake

Off the main track to the left you take a narrow wooden walkway out to the hide which has great views over Heronry South Lake as well as Heronry North Lake.

Tip by

7

7.01 km

Ouse Valley Way

Highlight • River

Here the Heron Trail follows the Ouse Valley Way.

Tip by

8

7.65 km

Washout Pit, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

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

Tip by

B

13.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.38 km

2.62 km

1.33 km

192 m

Surfaces

7.27 km

2.48 km

1.57 km

1.33 km

883 m

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