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Bucknell Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

52.09956, -1.05075

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Grafton WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Green Lanepublic footpath · 28 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: track
Green Lanepublic footpath · 325 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 325 mPath type: track
Green Lanepublic footpath · 215 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 215 mPath type: track
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route525 m
Named routeRef 50Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m
Named routeRef 50Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

24 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brackley Lanebyway open to all traffic · 252 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 252 mPath type: track
Green Lanebridleway · 233 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 233 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Byway through Bucknell Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Byway through Bucknell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱River WalkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Nicholas Hawksmoor Pocket ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Old Mountains moat, fishpond and warrenHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Juniper close GreenUrban park4.6 km→🦉GREENS NORTON POCKET PARK NATURE RESERVENature reserve4.3 km→✦Astwell Castle Farm (uninhabited portions)Historic site4.4 km→

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