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Longrove Plantations

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

51.66757, -0.74828

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Coralroot Bittercress, Lateral Cryphaea · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small White +200 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small White +200 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 24 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
Risborough Purple RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
South Bucks WayWalking route23 km
Named routeLength 23 kmRegional walking route
Chiltern Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
German Forest Walk, HughendenWalking route2.4 km

Explore the dark evergreen woods inspired by Benjamin & Mary Anne Disraeli's visits to the Northern Bohemian forests on the German/Czech border. The walk also includes gently rolling valleys with views across a mixture of grazed & ploughed fields.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Trees Roadpublic footpath · 300 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 300 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Trees Roadpublic footpath · 77 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mSurface concretePath type: residential
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Boss Lanerestricted byway · 75 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 75 mPath type: bridleway
Boss Lanerestricted byway · 93 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 93 mPath type: unclassified
Boss Lanerestricted byway · 499 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 499 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Emerging maize crop near Longrove Plantation

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Emerging maize crop near Longrove Plantation

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🌱The RyeUrban park4.9 km→✦HUGHENDEN MANORHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Hughenden ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Hughenden ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Wycombe Rye LidoUrban park4.9 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park1.9 km→

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