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Aston Wood

✦ Ancient woodland51 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome51 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Clustered Bellflower, Wood Barley · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Beacon Hill Walkpublic footpath · 818 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 818 mPath type: path
Beacon Hill Walkpublic footpath · 281 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 281 mPath type: path
Beacon Hill Walkpublic footpath · 110 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 110 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 km

A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmRound trip
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 515 m

Significant tree roots on path (avoidable, 0.05).

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 515 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Icknield Waybridleway · 23 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Icknield Waybridleway · 544 m

Braided path.

Public pathbridlewayLength 544 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 309 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 309 mSurface grassPath type: track
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 109 m

Loose gravel present. 1 row of sett paving stones across north end of track to reduce speed.

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 109 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Logs by the path in Aston Wood

Logs by the path in Aston Wood

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