Runt's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 28 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.90115, -0.94685
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cross Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Outer Aylesbury Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brill Tramway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map ECL/8/1 public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: footway
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Bucks) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 694 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 694 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
12,634 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,634 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Swallow · Chaffinch +34
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +31
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,634 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Swallow · Chaffinch +34
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +31
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Stomaphis wojciechowskii Stomaphis wojciechowskii2024
Stomaphis wojciechowskii Stomaphis wojciechowskii2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Volucella inflata Volucella inflata
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024