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Wendover Woods

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 Chris Reynolds · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

51.76749, -0.71368

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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
  • 🐴1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

11 activities

Horse riding

1 horse riding trail(s); Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

5 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Beech, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Woodruff +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

5 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Outer Aylesbury Ring

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 38 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Round Aylesbury WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chiltern Heritage Trail Temporary DiversionWalking route

Two alternative routes to divert Chiltern Heritage Trail around HS2 works north of Great Missenden. The "northern" route is signed and more off road, but misses out more of the original trail.

Named routeRef CHTTRegional walking route
Firecrest Trailpublic footpath · 513 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 513 mPath type: track
Firecrest Trailpublic footpath · 88 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Regional cycle route
Amber WayCycling route
Named routeRef AmberLocal cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Walkers in Wendover Woods on Mid-Summer Day

📷 Chris Reynolds · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walkers in Wendover Woods on Mid-Summer Day

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