Brandon's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.10517, -0.66107
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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clay WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jubilee WalkWalking route10.5 km▾
Named routeLength 10.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
MK Redway Super Route V10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V10Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H4Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route Railway WalkCycling route▾
Named routeRef RWLocal cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V11Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,526 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,526 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Greenfinch · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
🐝Insects57 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cheilosia pagana · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus · Syrphus ribesii +52
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,526 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Greenfinch · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
🐝Insects57 species
springsummer
2025▾
Cheilosia pagana · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus · Syrphus ribesii +52
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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