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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome206 ha
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51.59122, -0.64374
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Hall Barn is a historic country house located in Beaconsfield, South Bucks district, in Buckinghamshire, England.
Read more on Wikipedia →English country houseGrade II* listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: BOATHOUSE AT FOOT OF LAKE AT HALL BARN
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 20 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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named routeRef E2International walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Beeches CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route
NCN route 461Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 461National Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
8,473 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,473 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Robin +39
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
Deer Ked · Wayward Sawfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle +10
- Deer KedLipoptena cervi
- Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,473 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Robin +39
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
Deer Ked · Wayward Sawfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle +10
- Deer KedLipoptena cervi
- Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusFannia lustratorFannia lustratorFannia lustratorFannia lustratorCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCommon Green SawflyTenthredo mesomelaCommon Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaEvents & activities nearby
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