Wildlife haven: Campgrounds in Ridgemont, England

Heron's Rural Retreat

• Secluded site set on a working farm in the Aylesbury Vale
• Five minutes' drive to Leighton Buzzard; next to Rushmere Country Park
• A mile from the Grand Union Canal towpath and a waterside pub

The Reserve

• Secluded site in a meadow bordered by Bedfordshire woodland
• Five minutes' drive from Dunstable and 15 from Whipsnade Zoo
• Direct access to Sewell Cutting Nature Reserve; hammocks welcome

Sunhill Farm Campsite

• Laidback site in the grounds of a family farm just outside Cublington
• Milton Keynes, Waddesdon Manor and Woburn within a half-hour drive
• Food pub, fishing lake and golf within a five-minute drive

Washbrook Farm

• Eco-friendly countryside stays surrounded by woodland
• Wild camping in a wildflower meadow
• Badgers, deer and birds all spottable on site

Cosgrove Leisure Park

Hollie Farm Glamping

• Dog-friendly site a 15-minute drive from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
• Whipsnade Zoo 20 minutes’ drive; Chiltern Hills 25 minutes
• Coarse fishing pond; dedicated dog park; barbecue supplied

People Love Camping

• Spacious site in the Bedfordshire countryside, just off the A1
• A mile and a half from Sandy; Bedford 20 minutes' drive
• Three miles from Shuttleworth's aerial displays