Gutteridge Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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51.76373, -0.53564
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Cleavers +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Elder +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Western Honey Bee +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Western Honey Bee +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wildlife Walk, Ashridge Estate Walking route 12.8 km ▾
This circular walk will take roughly 4 hours to complete and is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Rangers' Ramble, Ashridge Estate Walking route 4.8 km ▾
This circular walk will take roughly two hours to complete and is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Foresters' Walk, Ashridge Estate Walking route 4.8 km ▾
This circular walk will take roughly two hours to complete and is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
15,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Dunnock +37
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Owl Athene noctua Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Corizus hyoscyami · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Annual Meadow-grass · Wall Screw-moss · Deptford Pink
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025 Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Dunnock +37
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Owl Athene noctua Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Corizus hyoscyami · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Annual Meadow-grass · Wall Screw-moss · Deptford Pink
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025 Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus2025
Pogonocherus hispidus Pogonocherus hispidus2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2024
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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