Short birdwatching visit · Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Dancersend
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Check the individual bird notes
- Headline birds
- Marsh Tit · Tawny Owl
- Parking
- Use the reserve car park at Dancersend Waterworks.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Near Aston Clinton, south-east of Aylesbury
Dancersend combines two sheltered Chiltern valleys with a varied woodland canopy and open chalk grassland. The Wildlife Trust names Marsh Tit, Tawny Owl and both Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers here, giving a woodland walk a clear birding purpose. Footpaths and bridleways pass through the reserve, with a shorter wildlife walk for a compact visit. The woodland is interspersed with clearings rather than forming one uniform plantation. Public access does not include every part of the Waterworks section: a visitor permit is required for part of that area. Follow on-site notices around woodland management work.
Birds and seasons
- Marsh Tit · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Marsh Tit
- Tawny Owl · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Tawny Owl
- Green Woodpecker — Season not stated Source for Green Woodpecker
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Public footpaths, bridleways and a half-mile wildlife walk cross the reserve.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Use the reserve car park at Dancersend Waterworks.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs on a lead around the grazing animals.
- Access notes
- Gentle slopes can be bumpy; the Trust records gates and benches.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Approach the signed Waterworks car park using the Trust’s directions. Keep to the public paths unless a permit has been arranged for the restricted Waterworks section; respect any work barriers.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Blow’s Downs · 11.1 straight-line miles
- Chobham Common · 27.7 straight-line miles
- Padworth Common · 32.5 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: College Lake, 3.7 miles away in a straight line.
- Bacombe Hill · 2.6 miles in a straight line
- Weston Turville Reservoir · 2.8 miles in a straight line
- Wilstone Reservoir (Tring Reservoirs) · 2.9 miles in a straight line