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Bayhurst Wood Country Park

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

51.58899, -0.46008

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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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Cuckooflower, Bugle +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata, 7-spot Ladybird +297 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata, 7-spot Ladybird +297 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Celandine RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
LOOP link to Moor Park UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 12)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hillingdon Trailpublic footpath · 127 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Hillingdon Trailpublic footpath · 194 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 194 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
LCN 89 linkCycling route
Named routeRef (89)Local cycle route
Metropolitan cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
LCN 40Cycling route
Named routeRef 40Local cycle route
Uxbridge Road service road to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruislip: Bayhurst Wood Country Park

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruislip: Bayhurst Wood Country Park

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🏞️DENHAMCountry park3.2 km→🌱Denham Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Fassnidge ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱AldebourneUrban park3.5 km→✦MOOR PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Bridgwater Road FieldsUrban park4.7 km→

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