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Rushbeds Wood

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

51.83517, -1.03195

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Great Tit, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Meadows near Rushbeds wood

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Meadows near Rushbeds wood

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Nearby places

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✦Wotton HouseHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Widnell ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Earthworks near Brill ChurchHistoric site2.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.1 km→⛪Ashendon Parish ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.3 km→

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