Beaconsfield Golf Club ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.60851, -0.62337
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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 238m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 238m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Bracken +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Cockchafer, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Hazel +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 11 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional walking route
Show on map Beeches Way Walking route 25 km ▾
Named route Length 25 km Local walking route
Show on map South Bucks Way Walking route 23 km ▾
Named route Length 23 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Milton Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Milton Local 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.
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Wildlife to spot
22,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Mallard +34
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pintail Anas acuta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Noctule · Roe Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Cockchafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Deer Ked · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug +23
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hawthorn · Bulbous Buttercup · Neat Feather-moss · Bramble · Common Knapweed +12
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Bramble Rubus fruticosus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra Hybrid Cinquefoil Potentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Mallard +34
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pintail Anas acuta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Noctule · Roe Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Cockchafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Deer Ked · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug +23
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hawthorn · Bulbous Buttercup · Neat Feather-moss · Bramble · Common Knapweed +12
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Bramble Rubus fruticosus Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra subsp. nigra Hybrid Cinquefoil Potentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Myrmica Myrmica2025
Myrmica Myrmica2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Apion rubens Apion rubens2025
Apion rubens Apion rubens2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Chironomus Chironomus2025
Chironomus Chironomus2025
Hydroptila Hydroptila2025
Hydroptila Hydroptila2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2025
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2025
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana 