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Deserted village (site of) at Creslow
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.89087, -0.82383
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6 activities🦅Bird watching
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Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
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Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +28 more · last seen 2022
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, River Feather-moss, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss +52 more · last seen 2017
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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