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Hervines Park

11 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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51.67863, -0.61716

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yellow-rattle, Mugwort, Pineappleweed +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Woundwort Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Woundwort Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 9 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

Chiltern LinkWalking route13 km

Named routeLength 13 kmLocal walking route

Chiltern Heritage Trail Temporary DiversionWalking route

Two alternative routes to divert Chiltern Heritage Trail around HS2 works north of Great Missenden. The "northern" route is signed and more off road, but misses out more of the original trail.

Named routeRef CHTTRegional walking route

South Bucks WayWalking route23 km

Named routeLength 23 kmRegional walking route

Chiltern Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Regional cycle route

Hampden RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

Hampden RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Harding RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

38,144 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,144 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Red Kite · Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GadwallMareca strepera
BuzzardButeo buteo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,144 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Red Kite · Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GadwallMareca strepera
BuzzardButeo buteo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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