Woodman's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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51.70499, -0.51204
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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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Bulrush, Common Smoothcap +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Red Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blue Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Milton Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Milton Local cycle route
Show on map Harding Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Harding Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,459 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,459 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly +4
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Forked Veilwort
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,459 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Owl Athene noctua Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Batman Hoverfly +4
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Forked Veilwort
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
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