Little Barns Wood
✦ Ancient woodland159 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome159 ha
Getting here
51.56068, -0.66985
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
- 🅿️Parking 118m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 118m away — 10 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Tufted Vetch, Wild Basil +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee River PathWalking route▾
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Maidenhead Millennium WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taplow Footpath 21public footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: footway
Taplow Footpath 21public footpath · 7 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: footway
Taplow Footpath 21public footpath · 498 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 498 mPath type: footway
62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 61Cycling route34 km▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Beeches CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
North Town linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
19 public paths nearby
Public paths
Taplow Bridleway 5bridleway · 1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: bridleway
Brickfield Lanebridleway · 496 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 496 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Chalk Pit Lanebridleway · 505 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 505 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Brickfield Lanebridleway · 300 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 300 mPath type: unclassified
Chalk Pit Lanebridleway · 462 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 462 mPath type: unclassified
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