Mongewell Woods - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.58070, -1.05917
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 4 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
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
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named routeRef E2International walking route
Grim's Ditchpublic footpath · 602 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 602 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Grim's Ditchpublic footpath · 1.6 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface dirtPath type: footway
Grim's Ditchpublic footpath · 904 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 904 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
7 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 route131 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route121 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,608 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge · Pheasant +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Sphaerophoria · Scaeva pyrastri · Eupeodes · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Little Snipefly +7
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,608 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Red-legged Partridge · Pheasant +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Sphaerophoria · Scaeva pyrastri · Eupeodes · Chrysotoxum bicinctum · Little Snipefly +7
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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