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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.62238, -0.53709
Open directionsv 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Speedwell, Common Feather-moss, Common Smoothcap +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Speedwell, Common Feather-moss, Common Smoothcap +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Azure Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Azure Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ebury Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map London LOOP (Section 12) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LOOP Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Long Lane to Tudor Parade (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Beacon Way to Tudor Parade (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Rickmansworth to Croxley Green Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Meadow Way, Rickmansworth to NCN61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos St Paul's Church, Horn Hill
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Wildlife to spot
14,247 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,247 records · National Biodiversity Network Water Rail · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +34
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 16-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Black-tailed Skimmer · Cantharis livida +17
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Cantharis livida Cantharis livida Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Pyramidal Orchid
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,247 records · National Biodiversity Network Water Rail · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +34
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 16-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Black-tailed Skimmer · Cantharis livida +17
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Cantharis livida Cantharis livida Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Pyramidal Orchid
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum
Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum
Red-girdled Mining Bee Andrena labiata
Red-girdled Mining Bee Andrena labiata
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024 