Little Wood

Little Wood is a forest in Ravensden, Bedford, England. Little Wood is situated nearby to the locality Lower Grange, as well as near Wood End.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mowsbury Hill and Church of All Saints, Ravensden.

Mowsbury Hill

Nature reserve

Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mowsbury Hill is a 2.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve and Scheduled Monument in north Bedford. It is owned and managed by Bedford Borough Council with the assistance of the Friends of Putnoe Wood and Mowsbury Hillfort.

Church of All Saints, Ravensden

Church

Photo: Flutophilus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Ravensden, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 13 July 1964.

Freeman’s Common

Grassland

Freeman's Common is a 12.5 hectare area of land situated to the north of Bedford, in the parish of Ravensden. It was created in 1858. Over many years it has been the focus of local dispute as to whether the site should be developed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brickhill and Renhold.

Brickhill

Suburb

Photo: Simonxag, Public domain.

Brickhill is a civil parish and electoral ward within northern Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The boundaries of Brickhill are approximately Kimbolton Road to the east, Bedford Park and the old Bedford cemetery to the south, with Cemetery Hill and the Manton Heights Industrial Estate to the west.

Renhold

Village

Photo: Flutophilus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Renhold is a village and civil parish located on the River Ouse, in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The parish church is situated some 4 miles east-north-east of Bedford town centre.