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Dons Wood

4 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.70613, -0.52604

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Red WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Blue WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Milton RouteCycling route

Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route

Route 30Cycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

Harding RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

8,980 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,980 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2026

Wren · Robin · Red Kite · Jackdaw · Blackbird +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Common Blue +26

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Forda formicariaForda formicaria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,980 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2026

Wren · Robin · Red Kite · Jackdaw · Blackbird +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Muntjac

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Common Blue +26

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Forda formicariaForda formicaria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Water Lane at the junction of Flaunden Lane

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