Short birdwatching visit · Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Finemere Wood
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Check the individual bird notes
- Headline birds
- Woodcock · Cuckoo
- Parking
- Park in the signed BBOWT area at the start of the track off Shipton Lee Road.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Near Quainton and Edgcott
Finemere Wood offers an ancient woodland walk through broad rides and old trees, with meadow adding a change of habitat. Woodcock, Nuthatch and Cuckoo are among the species named by the Wildlife Trust for this reserve. A wildlife walk and permissive paths provide alternatives to simply following the main ride. The approach is affected by HS2 construction, so the final walk from the designated parking area requires care. During construction working hours, visitors approach staffed barriers and wait for staff to provide a safe crossing. The reserve entrance map point is beyond the road and is not a vehicle parking destination.
Birds and seasons
- Woodcock · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Woodcock
- Cuckoo · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Cuckoo
- Nuthatch — Season not stated Source for Nuthatch
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- A one-and-a-half-mile wildlife walk and permissive paths cross flat woodland, with roots, stumps and short bridges.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Park in the signed BBOWT area at the start of the track off Shipton Lee Road.
- Dogs
- Dogs must remain on a lead.
- Access notes
- Paths become muddy in wet weather; benches are provided.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Use the parking sign opposite the roadside layby between Edgcott and Quainton. Walk to the staffed HS2 barriers and follow staff instructions; outside working hours the Trust says these barriers are left open.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Blow’s Downs · 19.1 straight-line miles
- Snelsmore Common Country Park · 35.2 straight-line miles
- Padworth Common · 35.8 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Otmoor, 10.9 miles away in a straight line.
- Calvert Jubilee · 3.3 miles in a straight line
- Foxcote Reservoir · 9.3 miles in a straight line
- Weston Turville Reservoir · 11.3 miles in a straight line