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Getting here
51.74751, -0.71729
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Bank Haircap, Pyramidal Orchid · last seen 2024
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Lesser Stag Beetle, Ctenophora flaveolata +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Lesser Stag Beetle, Ctenophora flaveolata +12 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
25 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Chiltern Heritage Trail Temporary DiversionWalking route
Two alternative routes to divert Chiltern Heritage Trail around HS2 works north of Great Missenden. The "northern" route is signed and more off road, but misses out more of the original trail.
Exploring the Chiltern Escarpment, Central ChilternsWalking route16 km
Views of the Chiltern Escarpment, Aylesbury Vale & PM's country retreat. Pass through Ellesborough & important historical, archaeological & ecological sites, including rare chalk grassland, archetypal Chiltern beech woods & the largest box wood in Britain
Aylesbury RingWalking route
🚴Cycling
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 30Cycling route
Route 3Cycling route
Amber WayCycling route
Harding RouteCycling route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Hampden RouteCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
🐴Horse riding
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Hogtrough Lanebridleway · 590 m
Chiltern Linkbridleway · 28 m
Chiltern Linkbridleway · 949 m
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