Howe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 116 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 116 ha
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51.62553, -0.97968
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 206m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 206m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Eyebright, Springy Turf-moss +105 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, White Helleborine, Wild Strawberry
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map 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 Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map Coates Lane public footpath · 512 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 512 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 24 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hollandridge Lane restricted byway · 143 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 143 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Hollandridge Lane restricted byway · 230 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 230 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Hollandridge Lane restricted byway · 12 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 12 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Hollandridge Lane restricted byway · 294 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 294 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Hollandridge Lane restricted byway · 168 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 168 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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7,055 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,055 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit · Dunnock · Robin +38
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +4
Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Hairy Shieldbug +19
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,055 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit · Dunnock · Robin +38
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +4
Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Small Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Hairy Shieldbug +19
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Stoat Mustela erminea
Stoat Mustela erminea
Common Shrew Sorex araneus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Onthophagus joannae Onthophagus joannae
Onthophagus joannae Onthophagus joannae
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes 