Bledlow Great Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 158 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 158 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.69784, -0.88554
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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 🌿 Foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crested Dog's-tail, Quaking-grass, Carline Thistle +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Speckled Wood +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rough Hawk's-beard, Rough Hawkbit, Hogweed +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map 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 Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bradenham Beech Woods Walk, Bradenham Walking route 7 km ▾
From Bradenham village into the Bradenham estate & classic Chiltern landscape that blends hills topped with beech woods & rolling valleys. Glimpse at ancient earthworks, war bunkers & ballrooms. Soft paths get seasonally muddy. Gates & steep short climbs.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bradenham: Chiltern Hills, Valleys and Woodlands Walk, Bradenham Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Chalk meadows, beech woods & farmland with views across the Chilterns, Bradenham, Smalldean, Loosley Row & Lacey Green. Descend gently to North Dean & return to Bradenham via Naphill Common. Rough tracks, moderate climbs, stiles, gates & uneven terrain.
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 213 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 213 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 60 m ▾
Named route Length 60 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 533 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 533 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes 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 Bledlow Circular Ride Mountain bike route 14 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 route Length 14 km Round trip
Show on map 18 public paths nearby
Public paths
Icknield Way bridleway · 91 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 91 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Upper Icknield Way bridleway · 15 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 15 m Path type: track
Show on map Upper Icknield Way bridleway · 492 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 492 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Upper Icknield Way bridleway · 475 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 475 m Path type: track
Show on map Upper Icknield Way byway open to all traffic · 782 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 782 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: track
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
18,706 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,706 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Song Thrush +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus · Mint Leaf Beetle · Glow-worm · Common Blue Damselfly
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Helophilus Helophilus Mint Leaf Beetle Chrysolina herbacea Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Crested Dog's-tail · Quaking-grass · Carline Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Cock's-foot +75
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Quaking-grass Briza media Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,706 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Song Thrush +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Shrew
Common Shrew Sorex araneus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus · Mint Leaf Beetle · Glow-worm · Common Blue Damselfly
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Helophilus Helophilus Mint Leaf Beetle Chrysolina herbacea Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Crested Dog's-tail · Quaking-grass · Carline Thistle · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Cock's-foot +75
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Quaking-grass Briza media Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Rush Aster Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Rush Aster Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor
Indet. Bellflower Campanula
Indet. Bellflower Campanula
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Blue Moor-grass Sesleria caerulea
Blue Moor-grass Sesleria caerulea
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Hoary Plantain Plantago media
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium
White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Cowslip Primula veris
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