Short birdwatching visit · Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Homefield Wood
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Check the individual bird notes
- Headline birds
- Cuckoo · Tawny Owl
- Parking
- The small parking area holds about four or five cars beside the Forestry Commission entrance.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Medmenham, west of Marlow
Homefield Wood is a compact reserve of woodland and grassy glades on a warm Chiltern slope. Its canopy includes beech, ash, sycamore and whitebeam, while the clearings create an edge habitat worth checking during a short visit. The Wildlife Trust names Cuckoo, Blackcap and Tawny Owl here, with the owl sometimes heard calling by day. Watching is from the public paths through the wood and open ground. This is a small site with only a handful of parking spaces, so avoid making an improvised space on the access track or obstructing the forestry entrance when it is busy.
Birds and seasons
- Cuckoo · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Cuckoo
- Tawny Owl · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Tawny Owl
- Blackcap — Season not stated Source for Blackcap
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Firm paths cross gently sloping, undulating ground, with gates and hurdles.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The small parking area holds about four or five cars beside the Forestry Commission entrance.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs on a lead around the grazing animals.
- Access notes
- The Trust describes firm paths but also gates, hurdles and a gentle slope.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Approach via Medmenham using the Trust’s directions from the A4155. The parking area is at the bottom of the hill; leave the forestry gate completely clear and use only the available spaces.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Chobham Common · 16.8 straight-line miles
- Padworth Common · 18.2 straight-line miles
- Hazeley Heath · 18.3 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: College Lake, 18.5 miles away in a straight line.
- Warburg Nature Reserve · 5.8 miles in a straight line
- Aston Rowant · 8.1 miles in a straight line
- Haymill Valley · 8.5 miles in a straight line