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Tugwood Common

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
  • 🐕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

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Coot +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Coot +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Glow-worm, Common Blue Damselfly, Mother Shipton +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Burnet-saxifrage, White Dead-nettle +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Burnet-saxifrage, White Dead-nettle +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cliveden Blue Walking Trail, ClivedenWalking route2.6 km

A family-friendly woodland walk with opportunities to explore. Discover our natural den, complete with tree trunk picnic tables & try out the rope swing & balancing beams along our Play Trail. Flat terrain. Gentle slopes. Muddy in places.

Named routeLength 2.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
The Long Wind in the Willows Walk, MaidenheadWalking route8 km

A moderate circular exploring the rural community of Cookham Dean & the Woodland Trust's Wild Wood at Quarry & Fultness Woods. Pass through farmland, woodland & along the village lanes that inspired Kenneth Grahame, author of Wind in the Willows.

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:30-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Beeches CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
North Town linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Oaken Grove linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gibraltar Lanebridleway · 503 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 503 mPath type: residential
RBWM Bridleway 2bridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Jobs Lanebyway open to all traffic · 214 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 214 mPath type: track
RBWM Bridleway 2bridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The entrance to Herries School on Dean Lane

The entrance to Herries School on Dean Lane

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