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Public accessDogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Linnet, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Linnet, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Butter Cap, Stump Puffball +138 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Butter Cap, Stump Puffball +138 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Box Tree Moth, Speckled Wood +128 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Box Tree Moth, Speckled Wood +128 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

26 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Bradenham Beech Woods Walk, BradenhamWalking route7 km

From Bradenham village into the Bradenham estate & classic Chiltern landscape that blends hills topped with beech woods & rolling valleys. Glimpse at ancient earthworks, war bunkers & ballrooms. Soft paths get seasonally muddy. Gates & steep short climbs.

Named routeLength 7 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Bradenham: Chiltern Hills, Valleys and Woodlands Walk, BradenhamWalking route12.8 km

Chalk meadows, beech woods & farmland with views across the Chilterns, Bradenham, Smalldean, Loosley Row & Lacey Green. Descend gently to North Dean & return to Bradenham via Naphill Common. Rough tracks, moderate climbs, stiles, gates & uneven terrain.

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 03:30-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central ChilternsWalking route2.6 km

A short walk with panoramic views across the Chiltern Escarpment & Aylesbury Vale, and the chance to explore a hidden Iron Age hillfort, beautiful beech woods & the Grangelands & Rifle Butts Nature Reserve. Includes a steep climb, steps & kissing gates.

Named routeLength 2.6 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Cherry Tree Closepublic footpath · 46 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Regional cycle route
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 57Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 km

A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmRound trip
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coleheath Bottombridleway · 579 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 579 mSurface unpavedPath type: unclassified
Moses Plat Lanerestricted byway · 156 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 156 mPath type: unclassified

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