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Oldfield Spring

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.68510, -0.52960

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Welsh Chafer, Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum, Banded Demoiselle +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Welsh Chafer, Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum, Banded Demoiselle +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Coralroot Bittercress, Selfheal, Hedge Woundwort +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coralroot Bittercress, Selfheal, Hedge Woundwort +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Croxley Green Boundary WalkWalking route6.3 km

The Croxley Green Boundary Walk is signposted in a clockwise direction however; the walk can be completed in any direction. The walk follows the boundary of Croxley Green and some of the sights to see include; the Village Green, Dell Wood, the Grand Union

Named routeLength 6.3 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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Rickmansworth to Croxley GreenCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Uxbridge Road service road to Tudor Parade (proposed)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway heading to Oldfield Spring

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway heading to Oldfield Spring

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LATIMER PARKHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Westwood ParkUrban park2.4 km→🦉CHORLEYWOOD HOUSE ESTATENature reserve3 km→🌱Little Chalfont Nature ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Little Chalfont Nature ParkUrban park3.4 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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