Penman's Common - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.69673, -0.50184
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Red WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,550 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,550 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Great Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-veined Darter · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tetratoma fungorum · Rhyparochromus vulgaris +6
- Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii2025
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Tetratoma fungorumTetratoma fungorum
- Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Forked Veilwort
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,550 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Great Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-veined Darter · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tetratoma fungorum · Rhyparochromus vulgaris +6
- Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii2025
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
- Tetratoma fungorumTetratoma fungorum
- Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Forked Veilwort
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
