Thickthorn Wood - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.11433, -0.65947
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clay WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
MK Redway Super Route H4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H4Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route Railway WalkCycling route▾
Named routeRef RWLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,186 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLinnet · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +33
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
🐝Insects55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Cheilosia pagana · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Syrphus ribesii +50
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Selfheal · Goldilocks Buttercup
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,186 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLinnet · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit +33
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
🐝Insects55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Cheilosia pagana · Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Syrphus ribesii +50
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Selfheal · Goldilocks Buttercup
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
