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Booker Common - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

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
  • 🅿️Booker Rec. Ground Car Park 114m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
German Forest Walk, HughendenWalking route2.4 km

Explore the dark evergreen woods inspired by Benjamin & Mary Anne Disraeli's visits to the Northern Bohemian forests on the German/Czech border. The walk also includes gently rolling valleys with views across a mixture of grazed & ploughed fields.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
West Wycombe Trial, West Wycombe VillageWalking route1.6 km

This short walk will introduce you to the colourful history of West Wycombe & its wide variety of historical buildings set in the picturesque landscape of the Chiltern countryside. Some steps and slippy sections. Only assistance dogs allowed in the park.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Wycombe West Ridges and Bottoms walk, West Wycombe VillageWalking route12.8 km

This challenging circular is a chance to see how the Ice Age left its mark on the countryside & learn how humans first settled here. Explore the dense woodland, farmland & villages that call these valleys home. Not suitable for those with access needs

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Highfield Avenuebridleway · 118 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 118 mPath type: bridleway

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