Howe Wood - Woodland plantation
✦ Ancient woodland15 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
51.61679, -0.98761
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
Coates Lanepublic footpath · 512 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 512 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
11,403 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,403 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Linnet · Pheasant +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Red Fox +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects61 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Mystacides longicornis · Batman Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee +56
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,403 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Linnet · Pheasant +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Red Fox +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- StoatMustela erminea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects61 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Mystacides longicornis · Batman Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee +56
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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