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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Risborough Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Risborough Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map 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 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 Bradenham Beech Woods Walk, Bradenham Walking route 7 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 route Length 7 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bradenham: Chiltern Hills, Valleys and Woodlands Walk, Bradenham Walking route 12.8 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 route Length 12.8 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Manor Park Avenue public footpath · 306 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 306 m Path type: residential
Show on map Manor Park Avenue public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Manor Park Avenue public footpath · 415 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 415 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 6.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 81 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 81 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes 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 Bledlow Circular Ride Mountain bike route 14 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 route Length 14 km Round trip
Show on map Photos St Mary's Church, Princes Risborough
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Wildlife to spot
15,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 12 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Waxwing +7
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Brimstone · Small Heath +43
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +20
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,463 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 12 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Waxwing +7
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Brimstone · Small Heath +43
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +20
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Rhopalidae Rhopalidae2025
Rhopalidae Rhopalidae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Thecophora atra Thecophora atra2025
Thecophora atra Thecophora atra2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Ceraclea fulva Ceraclea fulva2025
Ceraclea fulva Ceraclea fulva2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Mourning Bee Melecta albifrons2025
Common Mourning Bee Melecta albifrons2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 Fairy Beads
Fairy Beads
Microlejeunea ulicina
Microlejeunea ulicina
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata
Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2024
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2024 