Abbey Park ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Getting here
51.69899, -0.69299
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Moorhen 🌳 Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Moorhen 🌳 Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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🌳 Ancient woodland
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Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
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Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024
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💜 Bluebell walks
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Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Chiltern Link Walking route 13 km ▾
Named route Length 13 km Local walking route
Show on map Hughenden's Monument Walk, Hughenden Walking route 3.2 km ▾
A short 2-mile linear return walk through fields & along woodland paths, with moderate hill climbs that take in the monument at Hughenden. It was commissioned in honour of Disraeli's father & hosts one of the best views in the area.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Woodcock Wood walk, Hughenden Walking route 1.9 km ▾
A leisurely circular around farmland & woodland. Walk through Woodcock Wood to a viewpoint before returning along ‘Coffin Path’ (an ancient road used for taking the parishioners of Naphill on their final journey to the Hughenden church). 1 steep section
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Boundary Walk, Hughenden Walking route 6.4 km ▾
This 4-mile walk broadly follows the outer boundary of the Hughenden Estate. It allows you to explore beautiful woodland, open parkland, farmland and a rare chalk stream. No stiles, some steep slopes, a short road section & slippery sections when wet.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hampden Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Hampden Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Milton Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Milton Local cycle route
Show on map Route 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Hampden Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Hampden Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Great Missenden: Missenden Abbey Park
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Wildlife to spot
11,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Moorhen · Coot · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +29
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pochard Aythya ferina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +3
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,803 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Moorhen · Coot · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +29
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pochard Aythya ferina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +3
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 