Little Summerville's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 37 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.66322, -0.65867
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Remote Sedge +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Nut Leaf Weevil, Red-legged Shieldbug, Violet Ground Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 11 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 Temporary Diversion Walking route ▾
Two alternative routes to divert Chiltern Heritage Trail around HS2 works north of Great Missenden. The "northern" route is signed and more off road, but misses out more of the original trail.
Named route Ref CHTT Regional walking route
Show on map Chiltern Link Walking route 13 km ▾
Named route Length 13 km Local walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Bucks Way Walking route 23 km ▾
Named route Length 23 km Regional walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hampden Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Hampden 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 High Wycombe East-West Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tobys Lane bridleway · 2.1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2.1 km Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Tobys Lane bridleway · 199 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 199 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Mop End Lane bridleway · 1.5 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.5 km Surface unpaved 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.
Photos Path through wood at Mop End
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Wildlife to spot
9,941 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,941 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Gadwall · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +44
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red-legged Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Nut Leaf Weevil +12
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Remote Sedge · Pineappleweed
Remote Sedge Carex remota Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,941 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Gadwall · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +44
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red-legged Shieldbug · Violet Ground Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Nut Leaf Weevil +12
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Remote Sedge · Pineappleweed
Remote Sedge Carex remota Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Stick Insect
Water Stick Insect
Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis 