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St Nicholas' Church

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

WildlifeSeasonalBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Woodsy Silk-moss, Wall Scalewort +97 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 32 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

Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route

Cholsey Grange Back Drive / Footpathpublic footpath · 52 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

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

🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

7,469 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,469 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +29

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🐝

Insects42 species

summer

2025

Onthophagus joannae · Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Volinus sticticus · Gatekeeper +37

Onthophagus joannaeOnthophagus joannae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Volinus sticticusVolinus sticticus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Otophorus haemorrhoidalisOtophorus haemorrhoidalis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
Rhodaphodius foetensRhodaphodius foetens2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Onthophagus similisOnthophagus similis2024
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Carabus auronitensCarabus auronitens2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,469 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +29

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🐝

Insects42 species

summer

2025

Onthophagus joannae · Meadow Brown · Small Heath · Volinus sticticus · Gatekeeper +37

Onthophagus joannaeOnthophagus joannae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Volinus sticticusVolinus sticticus2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Otophorus haemorrhoidalisOtophorus haemorrhoidalis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
Rhodaphodius foetensRhodaphodius foetens2024
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2024
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Onthophagus similisOnthophagus similis2024
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Carabus auronitensCarabus auronitens2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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