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Great Tinker's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

51.64307, -0.76436

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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
  • 🅿️Bucks New University Overflow Car Park 113m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small White +63 more · last seen 2025

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

15 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
South Bucks WayWalking route23 km
Named routeLength 23 kmRegional walking route
Chiltern Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
German Forest Walk, HughendenWalking route2.4 km

Explore the dark evergreen woods inspired by Benjamin & Mary Anne Disraeli's visits to the Northern Bohemian forests on the German/Czech border. The walk also includes gently rolling valleys with views across a mixture of grazed & ploughed fields.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Bradenham Countryside Trail, BradenhamWalking route3.2 km

Walk round Bradenham village where young Benjamin Disraeli spent much of his childhood. Two gentle climbs with views of the countryside, West Wycombe & Bledlow Ridge. Beach woods, rolling valleys & farmland. Paths soft & muddy after rain & gates present.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

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Great Tinker's Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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