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Finemere Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Andy Gryce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.89125, -0.95806

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cross Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brill Tramway WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route993 m
Named routeRef 51Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route694 m
Named routeRef 51Length 694 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Glade in Finemere Wood

📷 Andy Gryce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Glade in Finemere Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Claydon ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦CLAYDONHistoric site3.5 km→✦Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, associated fishponds, medieval settlement of Hogshaw and the site of the medieval church of St John the Baptist, 200m south of Hogshaw FarmHistoric site2 km→✦Deserted village (site of) at Denham LodgeHistoric site3.8 km→✦Quainton medieval standing crossHistoric site3.4 km→✦Deserted village (site of) at Fulbrook FarmHistoric site3.3 km→

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