Hodgemoor Woods
✦ Ancient woodland105 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🚵Mountain bikes🐴Horses
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome105 ha
Getting here
51.63325, -0.60514
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Very strong match
5 MTB/downhill trail(s)
Varies
🐴Horse riding
Very strong match
6 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
🐶Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲Forest walks
Very strong match
5 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 33 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
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route
South Bucks WayWalking route23 km▾
Named routeLength 23 kmRegional walking route
Chiltern Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Chess Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Mulcerns Drivepublic footpath · 256 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 256 mPath type: bridleway
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hampden RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route
Route 30Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
10,247 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,247 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Magpie +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Carabus nemoralis · Nut Leaf Weevil +9
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Azure Damselfly
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,247 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Magpie +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Carabus nemoralis · Nut Leaf Weevil +9
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Azure Damselfly
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammiGooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodenianaGooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodenianaWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024