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⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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51.73396, -0.80942
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker +36 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +250 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +250 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +43 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bradenham: Chiltern Hills, Valleys and Woodlands Walk, Bradenham Walking route 12.8 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 route Length 12.8 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central Chilterns Walking route 2.6 km ▾
A short walk with panoramic views across the Chiltern Escarpment & Aylesbury Vale, and the chance to explore a hidden Iron Age hillfort, beautiful beech woods & the Grangelands & Rifle Butts Nature Reserve. Includes a steep climb, steps & kissing gates.
Named route Length 2.6 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Amber Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Amber Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 804 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 804 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Bledlow Circular Ride Mountain bike route 14 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 route Length 14 km Round trip
Show on map 28 public paths nearby
Public paths
Upper Icknield Way byway open to all traffic · 816 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 816 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Upper Icknield Way bridleway · 23 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 23 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Princes Risborough from near Whiteleaf Cross
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Wildlife to spot
43,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,149 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Redstart +31
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax +74
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodruff · Ivy
Woodruff Galium odoratum Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,149 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Redstart +31
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax +74
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodruff · Ivy
Woodruff Galium odoratum Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
House-fly Musca domestica
House-fly Musca domestica
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Nephus quadrimaculatus Nephus quadrimaculatus2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Cardiastethus fasciiventris Cardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Tipula pagana Tipula pagana2025
Tipula pagana Tipula pagana2025
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2025
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2025
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2025
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Scybalicus oblongiusculus Scybalicus oblongiusculus2025
Scybalicus oblongiusculus Scybalicus oblongiusculus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Least Furrow Bee Lasioglossum minutissimum2025
Least Furrow Bee Lasioglossum minutissimum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus2025
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Galeruca tanaceti Galeruca tanaceti2025
Galeruca tanaceti Galeruca tanaceti2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025