Join our friendly group for great walks and good company.
A waymarked 2-3 mile circular route through lovely woodland – fairly flat in all areas – a gentle evening walk as the days grow shorter.
There are footpaths and bridleways through Naphill Common and the West Wycombe and Bradenham Chilterns Country walk passes through Naphill.
Until the First World War, Naphill Common was open grassland with a few scattered trees. Cattle and sheep were regularly grazed on the Common and these would have kept the trees at bay. However, once the grazing stopped in the 1920s the grassland slowly turned into a juniper forest. Guidebooks at the time talk about an amazing display of juniper all over the Common, though other species present included oak, gorse and beech. Asthe oak and beech grew taller they started to shade gorse and juniper so the species composition changed again to what it is now – mainly oak and beech wit hholly as an understorey. There is only one juniper bush left now.
Please book in advance so number can be known
Refreshments in the Black Lion PH after optional
Parking as close as you can on the street to the The Black Lion Pub - Woodlands Dr, Naphill Common, Naphill, High Wycombe HP14 4SH Grid Reference 51.670564933786515, -0.7849929822619276
