Fawley Bottom Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 27 ha
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Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.57010, -0.92410
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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 📍 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 10 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 Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 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 Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map Hambleden Valley, Turville and Fingest, Central Chilterns Walking route 16.3 km ▾
Starting from Hambleden, cross the Hamble Brook chalk stream before climbing the valley hills & woods. Descend into Turville & Fingest, then climb for views before turning south for a gentle return to Hambleden. Pass 4 pubs. Some stiles & uneven paths.
Named route Length 16.3 km Duration 04:00-05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional 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.
Photos Fawley Bottom Lane beside Eversdown
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Wildlife to spot
6,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,275 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Heron Butorides virescens2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Lesser Stag Beetle · Oedemera femoralis · Dock Bug · Sicus ferrugineus · Downland Villa +28
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Minotaur Beetle False-brome · Ash · Bramble · Common Nettle · Cleavers +43
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum Ash Fraxinus excelsior Bramble Rubus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Cleavers Galium aparine Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,275 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Heron Butorides virescens2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Lesser Stag Beetle · Oedemera femoralis · Dock Bug · Sicus ferrugineus · Downland Villa +28
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Minotaur Beetle False-brome · Ash · Bramble · Common Nettle · Cleavers +43
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum Ash Fraxinus excelsior Bramble Rubus Common Nettle Urtica dioica Cleavers Galium aparine Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Typhaeus typhoeus
Typhaeus typhoeus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Golden-tabbed Robberfly Eutolmus rufibarbis2025
Golden-tabbed Robberfly Eutolmus rufibarbis2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Dewberry Rubus caesius
Dewberry Rubus caesius
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria