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Mousells Wood

✦ Ancient woodland58 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome58 ha

Getting here

51.61093, -0.86580

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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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dewberry, False-brome, Hairy St John's-wort +177 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Blackthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Platycis minutus, Glow-worm +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Platycis minutus, Glow-worm +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 45 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
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Hambleden Valley, Turville and Fingest, Central ChilternsWalking route16.3 km

Starting from Hambleden, cross the Hamble Brook chalk stream before climbing the valley hills & woods. Descend into Turville & Fingest, then climb for views before turning south for a gentle return to Hambleden. Pass 4 pubs. Some stiles & uneven paths.

Named routeLength 16.3 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
West Wycombe Trial, West Wycombe VillageWalking route1.6 km

This short walk will introduce you to the colourful history of West Wycombe & its wide variety of historical buildings set in the picturesque landscape of the Chiltern countryside. Some steps and slippy sections. Only assistance dogs allowed in the park.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in Mousells Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Mousells Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Claymoor ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Ibstone CommonUrban park4.5 km→✦STONORHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Ditchfield CommonUrban park2 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park3 km→

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