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Hengrove Wood

✦ Ancient woodland221 ha

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PicnicCyclingDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome221 ha

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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

13 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Cycling

5 cycling trail(s)

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

7 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Horse riding

4 horse riding trail(s)

Varies

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 30.3 km; Named hiking route nearby: Outer Aylesbury Ring

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 62 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Round Aylesbury WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Exploring the Chiltern Escarpment, Central ChilternsWalking route16 km

Views of the Chiltern Escarpment, Aylesbury Vale & PM's country retreat. Pass through Ellesborough & important historical, archaeological & ecological sites, including rare chalk grassland, archetypal Chiltern beech woods & the largest box wood in Britain

Named routeLength 16 kmDuration 05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Mcewen Ridepublic footpath · 465 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 465 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Firecrest Trailpublic footpath · 513 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 513 mPath type: track
Firecrest Trailpublic footpath · 88 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Regional cycle route
Amber WayCycling route
Named routeRef AmberLocal cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hogtrough Lanebridleway · 590 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 590 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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