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✦ Ancient woodland89 ha

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome89 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Isothecium myosuroides, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Broom Fork-moss +120 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Wren +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Wren +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Strawberry, Bifid Hemp-nettle, Rough Hawk's-beard +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 39 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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

41 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hollandridge Lanerestricted byway · 72 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 72 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Hollandridge Lanerestricted byway · 1.4 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.4 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track
Hollandridge Lanerestricted byway · 143 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 143 mPath type: unclassified
Hollandridge Lanerestricted byway · 230 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 230 mPath type: unclassified
Hollandridge Lanerestricted byway · 168 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 168 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Swathe of bluebells in Fire Wood beech trees

Swathe of bluebells in Fire Wood beech trees

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