Plough Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Three Rivers Getting here
51.69381, -0.50076
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Coralroot Bittercress, Common Smoothcap, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Small White, Peacock +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Small White, Peacock +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Bulrush, Garlic Mustard
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Red Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Croxley Green Boundary Walk Walking route 6.3 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 route Length 6.3 km Local walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Milton Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Milton Local cycle route
Show on map Harding Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Harding Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,766 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,766 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Great Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-veined Darter · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tetratoma fungorum · Rhyparochromus vulgaris +6
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coralroot Bittercress · Lesser Stitchwort · Wood Spurge · Forked Veilwort
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,766 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Great Tit +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Red-veined Darter · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Tetratoma fungorum · Rhyparochromus vulgaris +6
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2025 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Tetratoma fungorum Tetratoma fungorum Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coralroot Bittercress · Lesser Stitchwort · Wood Spurge · Forked Veilwort
Coralroot Bittercress Cardamine bulbifera Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis2025
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis2025
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2025
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis2025
Byturus Byturus2025
Byturus Byturus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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