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Ham Home Wood

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Jackie Harman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

51.86584, -0.99062

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Water Mint, Martagon Lily +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dolichopus griseipennis, Melanostoma scalare, Common Yellow-face Bee +334 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dolichopus griseipennis, Melanostoma scalare, Common Yellow-face Bee +334 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Pheasant, Tawny Owl, Kestrel +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Baron's Walk at WaddesdonWalking route2.4 km

Rediscovered in 2001, this walk was used to bring up plants from the huge glasshouses at the bottom of the hill to the parterre. Some sections uneven with moderate gradients up & downhill. Dogs welcome on short leads.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
The Wellie walk, WaddesdonWalking route2.4 km

Stop & play in the stick dens or soak up the view of Aylesbury Vale, & Diamond Jubilee Wood. Look out for wildlife & woodland features. You can take a buggie but note - the path from the Stables up to the Manor is steep & Miss Alice's Drive can get muddy

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-00:50Round tripLocal walking route
Winter Garden Walk at WaddesdonWalking route4.8 km

See Waddesdon's garden highlights, including a view of Flint House, 3D bedding birds near the Aviary & the Winter Garden. Some sections uneven with moderate gradients up & downhill so not suitable for all mobility requirements. Dogs welcome on short leads

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Crooked Billet PH, Kingswood

📷 Jackie Harman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Crooked Billet PH, Kingswood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parterre GardenUrban park4.5 km→✦Wotton HouseHistoric site2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→🐄Waddesdon AviaryVisitor farm4.3 km→⛪Ashendon Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.9 km→

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