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Philipshill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.64598, -0.53872

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 489m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ebury WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 12)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Farm Roadbridleway · 218 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 218 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Bullsland Lanebridleway · 68 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 68 mPath type: service
Bullsland Lanebridleway · 231 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 231 mPath type: service
Bullsland Lanebridleway · 654 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 654 mPath type: bridleway
Bullsland Lanebridleway · 90 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 90 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Philipshill Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Philipshill Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rickmansworth Aquadrome Local Nature ReserveUrban park4.4 km→🦉RICKMANSWORTH AQUADROMENature reserve4.4 km→🌱Chiltern Open Air MuseumUrban park1.1 km→✦LATIMER PARKHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Chalfont St Peter ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱St Peter's GardenUrban park4.5 km→

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