OutdoorsBedfordshire

A new 41 acre mountain bike park has just opened near Sandy in Bedfordshire. It's got bike tracks suitable for family fun 4 riders can go together, a dual track, junior track, and a jump track for the more advanced riders amongst others. At only £3 entry for…

The John Dony Field Centre, in Bushmead Community Centre is the base for Luton Borough Council's Nature Conservation Service. Inside the centre visitors can find displays and information about the countryside sites in and around Luton that are cared for by the Nature Conservation Service.There are permanent…

Over 600 acres of parkland set in the Chiltern Hills makes this one of Europe's largest conservation parks. /pp/ppAnimals to see include tigers, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, bears, hippos, przewalski's wild horse, crocodiles, flamingos, buffalo, camels, cheetahs, goats, wolves, mongoose, red panda, pere david's deer, chinese water deer,…

For a day packed with animal encounters and wonderful wildlife, visit Woburn with over 80 species of animals including lions, tigers and bears. Today, it is an award winning attraction which makes a valuable contribution to conservation. Most of all, it is a place where families can enjoy…

Alan Davie (b.1920) is a Scottish painter and was one of the first British artists to win international acclaim after the Second World War. /pp/ppA highly individual painter, Alan Davie is considered to be one of the most important British artists of the post war era./pp/ppMuch of Davie's…