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Piggott's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

51.68227, -0.76499

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Cleavers +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +126 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 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
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Risborough Purple RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
South Bucks WayWalking route23 km
Named routeLength 23 kmRegional walking route
Denner Hill Farm Roadpublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mPath type: service
Denner Hill Farm Roadpublic footpath · 32 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

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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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Piggott's Hillrestricted byway · 662 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 662 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from Piggott's Wood

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from Piggott's Wood

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