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Moated site and enclosures at Redding Wick

3 ha

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.70949, -0.67471

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Coot +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Coot +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Meadow Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 57

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Chiltern LinkWalking route13 km
Named routeLength 13 kmLocal walking route
South Bucks WayWalking route23 km
Named routeLength 23 kmRegional walking route
Chiltern Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South Heath: Redding Wick Moat

📷 Nigel Cox · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South Heath: Redding Wick Moat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lowndes ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Missenden Walled GardenUrban park2.1 km→✦MISSENDEN ABBEYHistoric site2.1 km→⚽Buryfield Recreation GroundPlaying field2.2 km→🌱Lowndes ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦SHARDELOESHistoric site4.7 km→