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Larch Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

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51.96867, -1.16676

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Visiting this summer

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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Zigzag Clover · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Brimstone +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Brimstone +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cross Bucks WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

BR10Cycling route

Named routeRef BR10Local cycle route

BR8Cycling route

Named routeRef BR8Local cycle route

Cherwell Valley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Buckingham Lanerestricted byway · 843 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 843 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Buckingham Lanerestricted byway · 300 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 300 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Buckingham Lanerestricted byway · 836 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 836 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

2,238 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,238 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterautumn

2025

Red-legged Partridge · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +51

Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Barn OwlTyto alba
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

wintersummer

2025

Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,238 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterautumn

2025

Red-legged Partridge · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +51

Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Barn OwlTyto alba
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

wintersummer

2025

Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Roe Deer

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Bucknell Playing FieldUrban park4.8 km→✦Tusmore medieval settlementHistoric site1.3 km→✦Site of the medieval village of Astwick and the moated site 1500yds (1370m) SW of Evenley villageHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Edmund and St George's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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