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Champneys

70 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome70 ha

Getting here

51.76836, -0.62915

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Common Darter, Dock Bug +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Common Darter, Dock Bug +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

24 signed routes nearby · 6 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

8 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
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Regional 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
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Western side of the original house at Champneys

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Western side of the original house at Champneys

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Nearby places

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🌱Spider ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Canal Fields parkUrban park4.2 km→✦Berkhamsted CastleHistoric site4.8 km→✦Berkhamsted motte and bailey castleHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Tring ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦TRING PARKHistoric site2.6 km→

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