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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Chalk Hill Blue +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Traveller's-joy, Snowdrop +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Traveller's-joy, Snowdrop +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Beech +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Katherine’s Walk Walking route 13.6 km ▾
Named route Length 13.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Icknield Way Path Walking route 169 km ▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named route Length 169 km Regional walking route
Show on map Former Chiltern Way Walking route ▾
Former route of Chiltern Way, removed in March 2023. Left in mapping for information, especially if people are using old guidebooks
Named route Ref CWex Local walking route
Show on map Icknield Way public footpath · 473 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 473 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Ride on the wild side Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Length 25 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map N/A Cycling route 128 m ▾
Named route Length 128 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map N/A Cycling route 43 m ▾
Named route Length 43 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map N/A Cycling route 16 m ▾
Named route Length 16 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
JBT segment bridleway · 164 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 164 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map JBT segment bridleway · 157 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 157 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
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36,993 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Redwing · Chaffinch +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Baccha elongata · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner · Cherry Slugworm +32
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata 🌿 Plants 51 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Buckwheat · Bladder Campion · Bee Orchid · Black Bryony +46
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025 Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum2025 Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Black Bryony Tamus communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Redwing · Chaffinch +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Baccha elongata · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner · Cherry Slugworm +32
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata 🌿 Plants 51 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pyramidal Orchid · Buckwheat · Bladder Campion · Bee Orchid · Black Bryony +46
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025 Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum2025 Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025 Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025 Black Bryony Tamus communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Palloptera umbellatarum Palloptera umbellatarum
Palloptera umbellatarum Palloptera umbellatarum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Dimorphic Strider Macrophya montana
Dimorphic Strider Macrophya montana
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Dolerus gonager/puncticollis Dolerus gonager/puncticollis
Dolerus gonager/puncticollis Dolerus gonager/puncticollis
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Poecilus cupreus Poecilus cupreus
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Hazel
Hazel
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2025
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2025
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella2025
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Bird's-nest Hypopitys2025
Bird's-nest Hypopitys2025
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2025
Round-leaved Fluellen Kickxia spuria2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2025
Sharp-leaved Fluellen Kickxia elatine2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule2025
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum2025
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Quaking-grass Briza media2025
Quaking-grass Briza media2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica2025
Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor2025
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2025
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Salsify Tragopogon porrifolius2025
Salsify Tragopogon porrifolius2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium2025
White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium2025
Crested Cow-wheat Melampyrum cristatum2025
Crested Cow-wheat Melampyrum cristatum2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025 