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The Patch

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.74531, -0.59430

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Orange-tip +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Orange-tip +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Violet Helleborine, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Violet Helleborine, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Wood-sorrel, Raspberry +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Walter's WanderWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hemel Hempstead cycle route 7Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Hockeridge Wood

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Hockeridge Wood

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