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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 77 ha
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Open directionsv Hedsor House is an Italianate-style mansion in the United Kingdom, located in Hedsor in Buckinghamshire. Perched overlooking the River Thames, a manor house at Hedsor can be dated back to 1166 when the estate was owned by the de Hedsor Family. In the 18th century, it was the royal residence of Princess Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade II listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ✦ 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
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin ✦ 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 — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Dock Bug +248 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 18 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Walking route ▾
Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Taplow Footpath 4 public footpath · 713 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 713 m Path type: path
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map High Wycombe East-West Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Beeches Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map North Town link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Grassy Lane bridleway · 68 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 68 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map Grassy Lane bridleway · 289 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 289 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
25,583 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,583 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +21
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 47 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Red-legged Shieldbug +42
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,583 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +21
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 47 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Red-legged Shieldbug +42
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Issus Issus
Issus Issus
Syntomus obscuroguttatus Syntomus obscuroguttatus
Syntomus obscuroguttatus Syntomus obscuroguttatus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Chironomus Chironomus
Chironomus Chironomus
Peritrechus geniculatus Peritrechus geniculatus
Peritrechus geniculatus Peritrechus geniculatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus
Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
White-marked Spider Beetle Ptinus fur
White-marked Spider Beetle Ptinus fur
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2025
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2025 