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Beechwood Shaw

✦ Ancient woodland232 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome232 ha

Getting here

51.67739, -0.90599

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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 291m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Quaking-grass, Cavernous Crystalwort, Chalk Notchwort +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Brimstone +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Coot, Robin +44 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

17 signed routes nearby · 31 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
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Aston Rowant Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 57Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route571 m
Named routeRef 57Length 571 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route588 m
Named routeRef 57Length 588 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route924 m
Named routeRef 57Length 924 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

24 public paths nearby

Public paths
Icknield Waybridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Icknield Waybridleway · 994 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 994 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Collier's Lanebridleway · 52 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 52 mPath type: bridleway
Icknield Waybridleway · 307 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 307 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Collier's Lanebridleway · 132 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 132 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crowellhill Farm

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crowellhill Farm

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🌱Greenwood ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Longburrow ParkUrban park1.6 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→🌱Ibstone CommonUrban park4.6 km→🌱Lyde GardensUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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