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High Barbers Wood

✦ Ancient woodland54 ha

📷 Sean Davis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

51.62482, -0.79940

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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 126m away — 8 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Common Blue +263 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Common Blue +263 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Blackcap, Kestrel · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 25 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
Hambleden Valley, Turville and Fingest, Central ChilternsWalking route16.3 km

Starting from Hambleden, cross the Hamble Brook chalk stream before climbing the valley hills & woods. Descend into Turville & Fingest, then climb for views before turning south for a gentle return to Hambleden. Pass 4 pubs. Some stiles & uneven paths.

Named routeLength 16.3 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
German Forest Walk, HughendenWalking route2.4 km

Explore the dark evergreen woods inspired by Benjamin & Mary Anne Disraeli's visits to the Northern Bohemian forests on the German/Czech border. The walk also includes gently rolling valleys with views across a mixture of grazed & ploughed fields.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Bradenham Countryside Trail, BradenhamWalking route3.2 km

Walk round Bradenham village where young Benjamin Disraeli spent much of his childhood. Two gentle climbs with views of the countryside, West Wycombe & Bledlow Ridge. Beach woods, rolling valleys & farmland. Paths soft & muddy after rain & gates present.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
West Wycombe Trial, West Wycombe VillageWalking route1.6 km

This short walk will introduce you to the colourful history of West Wycombe & its wide variety of historical buildings set in the picturesque landscape of the Chiltern countryside. Some steps and slippy sections. Only assistance dogs allowed in the park.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Spring Coppicepublic footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fryers Farm Lanebridleway · 514 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 514 mPath type: unclassified
Highfield Avenuebridleway · 118 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 118 mPath type: bridleway
Fryers Farm Lanebridleway · 79 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 79 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through High Barbers Wood

📷 Sean Davis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through High Barbers Wood

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🌱The RyeUrban park4.1 km→✦HUGHENDEN MANORHistoric site4 km→🌱Hughenden ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Wycombe Rye LidoUrban park4.2 km→🌱Hughenden ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦WEST WYCOMBE PARKHistoric site1.8 km→

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