Salden Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.97180, -0.80294
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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Common Tamarisk-moss +2 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 North Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Bucks) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H8 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V7 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V6 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V4 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V2 Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Weasel Lane restricted byway · 661 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 661 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Weasel Lane restricted byway · 122 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 122 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Weasel Lane restricted byway · 145 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 145 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
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
3,271 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,271 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Rook · Magpie · Mute Swan +33
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Small Heath +27
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,271 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Rook · Magpie · Mute Swan +33
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Coot Fulica atra2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Small Heath +27
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2023
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2023
Peacock Aglais io2022
Peacock Aglais io2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2022
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2022
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2022
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2023
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2023
Chimney Sweep Odezia atrata2023
Chimney Sweep Odezia atrata2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022
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