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Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.82256, -1.09482
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Bernwood Jubilee Way
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Bucks)
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bernwood Jubilee Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Islip-Horton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
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 Marston-Horton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Barton-Menmarsh Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Horton-Menmarsh Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
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Wildlife to spot
15,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Microtus agrestis Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Large White · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Comma +18
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Teal Anas crecca2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Field Vole Microtus agrestis Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Large White · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Comma +18
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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