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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome84 ha
Getting here
51.79562, -0.63124
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small Heath +83 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small Heath +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mistletoe, Barren Strawberry, Bluebell +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Mistletoe, Barren Strawberry, Bluebell +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Barren Strawberry, Walnut, Elder +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km25 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Woodland WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 30Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
26,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,084 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Water Shrew · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects39 species
springautumn
2025▾
Meadow Brown · Large Red Damselfly · Large White · Brimstone · Small White +34
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Green-veined White
Barren Strawberry · Bluebell · Sycamore · Buckthorn · Walnut +12
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025
- WalnutJuglans regia2025
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,084 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Water Shrew · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects39 species
springautumn
2025▾
Meadow Brown · Large Red Damselfly · Large White · Brimstone · Small White +34
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Green-veined White
Barren Strawberry · Bluebell · Sycamore · Buckthorn · Walnut +12
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025
- WalnutJuglans regia2025
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris napi2024
Pieris napi2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisTwin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatusTwin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaEpistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariaeBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaGreen GemMicrochrysa flavicornisGreen GemMicrochrysa flavicornisSlender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisSlender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataTomoxia bucephalaTomoxia bucephalaTomoxia bucephalaTomoxia bucephalaMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataMurky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybataSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraPlatystomos albinusPlatystomos albinusPlatystomos albinusPlatystomos albinusTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaRose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpaClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorOpomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2024Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025BurdockArctium2025BurdockArctium2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025