Visitor centres

About Rushmere Country Park

Rushmere Country Park is a great place to discover nature and enjoy outdoor leisure pursuits.Read more

About The Working Woodlands Centre

The Working Woodlands Centre offers workshop and training facilities to support and improve the management of Bedfordshire's woodlands. It is also the head office of The Greensand Trust.Read more

Latest

Available all Half Term a fun Rushmere Spider Challenge - pick up your trail sheet from the Visitor Centre and venture in to the park to find the fun spider facts and a few Halloween treats along the way.

A Winter’s Tune: classical music, opera and song from Ilana Jacobs

Kicking off our Christmas at Rushmere season, soprano Ilana Jacobs makes a return visit to the Tree Tops Café to perform a heart-warming evening of classical music, opera and song.

Woodland Networking Event

Woodland owners and managers on and around the Greensand Ridge are invited to attend our first annual Woodland Networking Event to share information, good practice and make connections with others.

Calling all residents of Flitton & Greenfield and Pulloxhill parishes!

Calling all residents of Flitton & Greenfield and Pulloxhill parishes! Please complete our Green Infrastructure projects questionnaire to help us prioritise the most important improvements to your local environment.

About Rushmere Country Park

Rushmere Country Park is a great place to discover nature and enjoy outdoor leisure pursuits.

Rushmere Country Park

Rushmere Country Park is a great place to discover nature and enjoy outdoor leisure pursuits. 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 – we’ve something for everyone.

Greensand Ridge map

Our area is full of great places to visit and things to do and see. Whether you would like to try mountain biking or just want to walk the dog you'll find it all here.

Tree Tops Cafe

Come and enjoy refreshments from local suppliers of quality produce at the Tree Tops Cafe with stunning views over Heron Valley.

Parking Pass

Sculpture Trail

Ideal for families all year round is our very popular Sculpture Trail, an access for all path accessed from the car park outside the Visitor Centre. Find the fairy doors, play on our wooden sculptures and – a real must – have a photo taken in the Giant’s Chair!

Bike Pass DAY Ticket

General maps of site

Find your way around our wonderful 400 acres of woodland, heathland and meadows for you to enjoy.

Play Spots

Here at Rushmere we’re big believers in the power of Natural Play and our woodland is perfect for this so we’ve developed a number of “play spots” around the site which you can discover as part of your visit. They are not part of a set trail but dotted around for you to find as you explore the site.

Parking at Rushmere

Save money on car parking by buying an annual Greensand Trust Pass - all proceeds support the running of the park. Gift Aid your purchase and you can help us even more!