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Pophley's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

51.66383, -0.87792

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 255m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cleavers, Ground-ivy, Common Nettle +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +105 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hogweed

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 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
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Aston Rowant Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 km

A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmRound trip
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

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Collier's Lanebridleway · 52 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 52 mPath type: bridleway
Collier's Lanebridleway · 1.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmPath type: bridleway
Collier's Lanebridleway · 132 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 132 mPath type: bridleway
Grange Farm Roadbridleway · 646 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 646 mPath type: service
Grange Farm Roadbridleway · 26 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking to Pophley's Wood

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking to Pophley's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Greenwood ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Longburrow ParkUrban park1.6 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→🌱Ibstone CommonUrban park4 km→🌱Radnage CommonUrban park1.4 km→⚽Meadow Styles Playing FieldsPlaying field2.4 km→

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