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51.79119, -0.48898
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Moschatel, Ramsons, Bladder Campion · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, Syritta pipiens +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, Syritta pipiens +9 more · last seen 2024
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
13 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route
Napton to Coy Carp section
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km
long distance footpath 169 km
Ver Valley Walk 2Walking route
The Upper Ver Valley
Ver Valley Walk 3Walking route
The Winterbourne Walk
🚴Cycling
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Buncefield Lane QuietwayCycling route
Route 6Cycling route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route758 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Wildlife to spot
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