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Nettlebed Common Wood

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

51.58144, -0.98948

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· 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, Blue Tit, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Big Shaggy-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 23 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
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
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
Lion Meadowpublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route18.5 km
Named routeRef 5Length 18.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bush's Lanerestricted byway · 567 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 567 mPath type: track
Digberry Lanebridleway · 220 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 220 mPath type: track
Mill Roadbridleway · 254 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 254 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Elms Wayrestricted byway · 16 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 16 mPath type: residential
Bush's Lanerestricted byway · 753 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 753 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nettlebed Common

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦GREYS COURTHistoric site4.6 km→🌱White GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cherry GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Kitchen GardenUrban park4.7 km→✦Old Brick KilnHistoric site600 m→

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