Kingsfield Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 42 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 42 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.71837, -0.79138
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Top Notchwort, Western Red-cedar, Woodruff +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 57
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 20 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 Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bradenham Beech Woods Walk, Bradenham Walking route 7 km ▾
From Bradenham village into the Bradenham estate & classic Chiltern landscape that blends hills topped with beech woods & rolling valleys. Glimpse at ancient earthworks, war bunkers & ballrooms. Soft paths get seasonally muddy. Gates & steep short climbs.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bradenham: Chiltern Hills, Valleys and Woodlands Walk, Bradenham Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Chalk meadows, beech woods & farmland with views across the Chilterns, Bradenham, Smalldean, Loosley Row & Lacey Green. Descend gently to North Dean & return to Bradenham via Naphill Common. Rough tracks, moderate climbs, stiles, gates & uneven terrain.
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Amber Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Amber Local cycle route
Show on map Hampden Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Hampden Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Bledlow Circular Ride Mountain bike route 14 km ▾
A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.
Named route Length 14 km Round trip
Show on map 30 public paths nearby
Public paths
Grim's Ditch bridleway · 426 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 426 m Path type: bridleway
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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Wildlife to spot
21,140 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,140 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Crossbill · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Syrphus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Marmalade Hoverfly · 10-spot Ladybird +15
Syrphus Syrphus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Red-cedar · Woodruff · Field Gromwell · Ivy
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata Woodruff Galium odoratum Field Gromwell Buglossoides arvensis Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,140 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Crossbill · Chiffchaff · Blackbird +39
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Syrphus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Marmalade Hoverfly · 10-spot Ladybird +15
Syrphus Syrphus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis 🌿 Plants 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Red-cedar · Woodruff · Field Gromwell · Ivy
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata Woodruff Galium odoratum Field Gromwell Buglossoides arvensis Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes 