Hospital of Saint John The Baptist
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Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.62758, -0.74419
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Bobby's Sandwich Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Bobby's Sandwich Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle +116 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ash, Hart's-Tongue, Kidney Vetch +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ash, Hart's-Tongue, Kidney Vetch +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Chiltern Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map German Forest Walk, Hughenden Walking route 2.4 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 route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bradenham Countryside Trail, Bradenham Walking route 3.2 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 route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map West Wycombe Trial, West Wycombe Village Walking route 1.6 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 route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:45-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Birdcage Walk public footpath · 151 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 151 m Path type: footway
Show on map Birdcage Walk public footpath · 106 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 106 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Wycombe East-West Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Milton Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Milton Local cycle route
Show on map Hampden Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Hampden Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos The remains of the 12th Century Hospital of St. John the Baptist, High Wycombe
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Wildlife to spot
26,971 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,971 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Siskin · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Midwife Toad
Midwife Toad Alytes obstetricans 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Juniper Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dark Bush-cricket 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ash · Hart's-Tongue · Kidney Vetch · Water Forget-me-not · Water Mint
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Water Mint Mentha aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,971 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Siskin · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Midwife Toad
Midwife Toad Alytes obstetricans 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Juniper Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dark Bush-cricket 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ash · Hart's-Tongue · Kidney Vetch · Water Forget-me-not · Water Mint
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Water Mint Mentha aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Marbled Cosmet Mompha propinquella2025
Marbled Cosmet Mompha propinquella2025
Black-dot Stilt Caloptilia populetorum2025
Black-dot Stilt Caloptilia populetorum2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2025
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2025
Thyme Plume Merrifieldia leucodactyla2025
Thyme Plume Merrifieldia leucodactyla2025
Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana2025
Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana2025
Privet Stilt Caloptilia cuculipennella2025
Privet Stilt Caloptilia cuculipennella2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Laburnum Leaf Miner Leucoptera laburnella2025
Dark Spruce Knot-horn Assara terebrella2025
Dark Spruce Knot-horn Assara terebrella2025
Rugged Bryony Beauty Phtheochroa rugosana2025
Rugged Bryony Beauty Phtheochroa rugosana2025
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2025
Hazel Parornix Parornix devoniella2025
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2025
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2025
Thistle Marble Lobesia abscisana2025
Thistle Marble Lobesia abscisana2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Crescent Tortrix Epinotia bilunana2025
Crescent Tortrix Epinotia bilunana2025
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella2025
Shining Dogwood Cutter Antispila metallella2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Spindle Moth Ypsolopha mucronella2025
Spindle Moth Ypsolopha mucronella2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025 