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Wednesday, 30 April 2025
New woodlands named: Cope Spinney and Bidlake Spring
We're excited to reveal the names of two new woodlands — Cope Spinney and Bidlake Spring — chosen by residents through a community vote.
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Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Bedfordshire councils work together on plans to restore nature and wildlife sites
People across Bedfordshire are being urged to get involved as a countywide partnership begins to explore opportunities to restore, expand and enhance nature and wildlife habitats in the area.
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Friday, 15 March 2024
Story Search podcast: a celebration of arts and culture in Central Bedfordshire
A captivating new podcast series celebrating the rich arts and cultural heritage of Central Bedfordshire has just gone live.
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Wednesday, 26 July 2023
Green flags fly in Central Bedfordshire’s parks and open spaces
Central Bedfordshire has been recognised as being home to some of the best parks and green spaces in the country in the 2023 National Green Flag Awards.
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Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Improving accessibility with a Changing Places Toilet for The Forest of Marston Vale Trust’s Forest Centre
Today is Changing Places Awareness Day and we are delighted to announce that we have received £60k in government grant funding to install a Changing Places Toilet.
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Thursday, 2 March 2023
New walking and cycling route in Leighton Buzzard takes its first step
The latest phase of changes to Heath Road in Leighton Buzzard will provide significant benefits for residents.
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Tuesday, 29 November 2022
More woodland sites in the pipeline for Central Bedfordshire
We've been awarded £140,000 of Woodland Creation Accelerator Funding to create and expand woodland sites in the area.
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Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Forestry Commission Treescapes Fund: round two
We're planting 750 trees across towns in Central Bedfordshire as part of the second phase of the Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF).
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Friday, 28 October 2022
The first Tiny Forests come to Central Bedfordshire
We have received confirmation of a successful bid of over £150,000 from the Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF), to support the planting of its first Tiny Forests.
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Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Central Bedfordshire encouraged to plant a tree for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
We have completed our tree planting pilot, with approximately 300 garden trees given away to be planted in homes across the area.
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Monday, 12 July 2021
New permissive bridleway for residents in Ickwell
Ickwell is soon set to benefit from a new permissive bridleway, thanks to The Sutton Family and Shuttleworth Trust, who have allowed their land to be used for the creation of a new bridleway.
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Friday, 16 October 2020
Have your say on countryside sites across Central Bedfordshire
We're running an online survey about our countryside sites and asking residents and users for their views.