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Hillgrove Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.56227, -0.73263

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cherry Plum · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cliveden Blue Walking Trail, ClivedenWalking route2.6 km

A family-friendly woodland walk with opportunities to explore. Discover our natural den, complete with tree trunk picnic tables & try out the rope swing & balancing beams along our Play Trail. Flat terrain. Gentle slopes. Muddy in places.

Named routeLength 2.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
The Long Wind in the Willows Walk, MaidenheadWalking route8 km

A moderate circular exploring the rural community of Cookham Dean & the Woodland Trust's Wild Wood at Quarry & Fultness Woods. Pass through farmland, woodland & along the village lanes that inspired Kenneth Grahame, author of Wind in the Willows.

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:30-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kennel Lanepublic footpath · 649 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 649 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Beeches CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
North Town linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Oaken Grove linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Hillgrove Cottage

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hillgrove Cottage

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