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Buckland Wood

✦ Ancient woodland66 ha

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha

Getting here

51.76251, -0.66984

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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 380m away — 2 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

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Woodruff, Cowslip, Yellow Archangel +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +236 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +236 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
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
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Amber WayCycling route
Named routeRef AmberLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Grims Ditchbridleway · 668 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 668 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Grims Ditchbridleway · 353 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 353 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beechwood farm and fields from Drayton Wood

📷 Rob Farrow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beechwood farm and fields from Drayton Wood

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🌱Spider ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱The Witchell GroundUrban park5 km→🌱Tring ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦TRING PARKHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Pond CloseUrban park3.8 km→✦HALTON HOUSEHistoric site4.3 km→

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