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Butcher's Grove

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 David Hillas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.73672, -0.60647

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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 416m 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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Violet Helleborine, Yellow Pimpernel, Yew +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dock Bug, Eristalis pertinax +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Wood-sorrel, Raspberry

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Walter's WanderWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local 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
Vale Roadbridleway · 254 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 254 mPath type: track
Vale Roadbridleway · 197 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 197 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Solitary Oak Tree near Ashley Green, Bucks

📷 David Hillas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Solitary Oak Tree near Ashley Green, Bucks

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🌱Lowndes ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Canal Fields parkUrban park4 km→✦Berkhamsted CastleHistoric site4.4 km→✦Berkhamsted motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Millennium GardenUrban park4 km→🌱The MoorUrban park4.2 km→

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