Padnell's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.54871, -0.98310
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 15 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
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route18.5 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 18.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,127 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,127 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +39
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Rabbit +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Muntjac
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Bibio lanigerus · Rhombic Leatherbug · Nimbus obliteratus +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2025
- Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
- Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2025
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Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,127 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +39
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
🦌Mammals10 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Rabbit +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Muntjac
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Bibio lanigerus · Rhombic Leatherbug · Nimbus obliteratus +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2025
- Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025
- Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2025
Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntiacus reevesi
Muntiacus reevesi
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusCommon PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusDaubenton's BatMyotis daubentoniiDaubenton's BatMyotis daubentoniiSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusRed FoxVulpes vulpes2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024Bibio varipes
Bibio varipes
Bibio varipes2025
Bibio varipes2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2024Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Events & activities nearby
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