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51.59355, -0.64621
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Liverwort, Yarrow, Taraxacum agg. +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Liverwort, Yarrow, Taraxacum agg. +9 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km
Long distance path
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking 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)
Thames PathWalking route296 km
🚴Cycling
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Beeches CyclewayCycling route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Milton RouteCycling route
NCN route 461Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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