Mill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.58933, -0.67254
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 on site — 2 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 on site — 2 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +260 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +260 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 27 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional 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 European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Five Acres public footpath · 175 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 175 m Path type: residential
Show on map Hickox Court public footpath · 77 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 77 m Path type: residential
Show on map Dalton's Path public footpath · 143 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 143 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map High Wycombe East-West Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Beeches Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Milton Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Milton Local cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Road junction near Lillyfee Farm
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Wildlife to spot
31,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,656 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +22
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 48 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +43
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,656 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +22
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 48 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +43
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Issus Issus
Issus Issus
Syntomus obscuroguttatus Syntomus obscuroguttatus
Syntomus obscuroguttatus Syntomus obscuroguttatus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Parasyrphus punctulatus Parasyrphus punctulatus
Chironomus Chironomus
Chironomus Chironomus
Peritrechus geniculatus Peritrechus geniculatus
Peritrechus geniculatus Peritrechus geniculatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus
Melinopterus sphacelatus Melinopterus sphacelatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
White-marked Spider Beetle Ptinus fur
White-marked Spider Beetle Ptinus fur
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus
Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2025
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2025
Andromeda Lacebug Stephanitis takeyai2025
Andromeda Lacebug Stephanitis takeyai2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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