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✦ Ancient woodland275 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome275 ha

Getting here

51.64170, -0.94812

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blackbird +42 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
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 64 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
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Aston Rowant Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 km

A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmRound trip
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Horse riding

27 public paths nearby

Public paths
Christmas Common Roadbridleway · 322 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 322 mPath type: bridleway
Hollandridge Lanerestricted byway · 12 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 12 mPath type: unclassified
Christmas Common Roadbridleway · 297 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 297 mPath type: bridleway
Christmas Common Roadbridleway · 48 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mPath type: bridleway
Hollandridge Lanerestricted byway · 143 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 143 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grassland near Christmas Common

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grassland near Christmas Common

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🌱Longburrow ParkUrban park4 km→✦SHIRBURN CASTLEHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Ibstone CommonUrban park2.3 km→🦉WATLINGTON CHALK PITNature reserve3 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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