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Whiteleaf Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland87 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome87 ha

Getting here

51.72887, -0.80244

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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10 activities

Wildlife

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

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Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

26 signed routes nearby · 52 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
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Bradenham Beech Woods Walk, BradenhamWalking route7 km

From Bradenham village into the Bradenham estate & classic Chiltern landscape that blends hills topped with beech woods & rolling valleys. Glimpse at ancient earthworks, war bunkers & ballrooms. Soft paths get seasonally muddy. Gates & steep short climbs.

Named routeLength 7 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Bradenham: Chiltern Hills, Valleys and Woodlands Walk, BradenhamWalking route12.8 km

Chalk meadows, beech woods & farmland with views across the Chilterns, Bradenham, Smalldean, Loosley Row & Lacey Green. Descend gently to North Dean & return to Bradenham via Naphill Common. Rough tracks, moderate climbs, stiles, gates & uneven terrain.

Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 03:30-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Amber WayCycling route
Named routeRef AmberLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route300 m
Named routeRef 57Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 57Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes 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
Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 km

A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmRound trip
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Horse riding

63 public paths nearby

Public paths
Upper Icknield Waybyway open to all traffic · 816 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 816 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A gate on the Ridgeway on Whiteleaf Hill

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A gate on the Ridgeway on Whiteleaf Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George V Recreational GroundUrban park2 km→✦The MountHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Wades ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱St. Dunstan’s Recreation GroundUrban park1.7 km→✦CHEQUERSHistoric site2 km→⛪Princes Risborough Baptist ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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