Annual Events

Jan	Canary Wharf Light Festival
Feb	Snowdrops: #swc353 Knebworth Circular; #swc53 Overton to Whitchurch; #cw1.51 Henley to Pangbourne
Mar	National Lottery Open Week - free entry to gardens, Hampton Court etc. Wood anemones: #cw1.15: Leigh to Tunbridge Wells; #short43 Lesnes Abbey Woods; #cw2.20 (option b) Robertsbridge to Battle
Apr	Azaleas: #cw1.18 Sunningdale to Windsor - in Saville Gardens (Windsor): also Isabella Plantation (Richmond Park)
May	Bluebells : Late April-early May: #swc353: Knebworth to Hitchin; #cw2.5 (option ab) Tring to Berkhamsted via Dockey Wood and Flat Isley; #cw1.9 Shiplake to Henley via High Wood and Greys Court; #cw2.13 (option e) Guildford to Boxhill; #cw1.47: Ockley to Warnham.......and many more (see our Nature Blog) Early May: for late bluebells plus rhododendrons and azaleas: #cw1.42: Holmwood to Gomshall via Leith Hill Rhododendron Wood Kurume Azaleas in Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park: #SWC.261: Norbiton to Hammersmith Ashwell at Home - for open gardens - #SWC91 Baldock Circular - usually the 2nd Sunday in May - 10 May 2026 Cow Parsley:  #SWC.91: Baldock Circular ;  #cw1.8: Bures to Sudbury
Jun	Apple Blossom: #cw1.28: Chilham to Canterbury;  #SWC299 - Teynham to Faversham;  #cw1.36: Borough Green to Sevenoaks Buttercups: #cw1.8: Bures to Sudbury;  #SWC190 - Thame Circular;   #SWC.194 - Aylesbury Vale Parkway to Aylesbury Oxeye daisies: #cw1.10 Beaconsfield Circular; #SWC173 - Meopham Circular; #SWC196 - Wadhurst to Tunbridge Wells Leigh on Sea folk festival ~ late Jun Poppies: #cw2.22 Amberley to Arundel
Jul	Sandwich folk festival ~ 4 & 5 July Lavender: Late July - #Short.23 - Banstead to Woodmansterne; #cw1.36: Borough Green to Sevenoaks ; also in Letchworth Garden City
Aug	Pride Parade in Brighton: ~ 1st Sat in Aug Heather: #cw1.27 Milford to Haslemere
Sep	Heather - and berries, fruits and nuts. Start of fungi (mushrooms) in woods Heritage Open Days (free access to heritage sites incl National Trust) London Open City (free access to heritage sites in London)
Oct	Deer Rut - Bushy Park, Richmond Park Sussex Bonfires - Oct and Nov. Late October - early November: autumn leaf colour: #SWC.140 - Wendover Circular via the Lee and Swan Bottom; #cw1.45: Princes Risborough to Great Missenden; #cw1.47 Ockley to Warnham
Nov	Brokham Bonfire, Lewes Bonfire, many "smaller" ones in Sussex
Dec	Christmas Fair: #cw1.7 Garston to St Albans

For a more comprehensive list of SWC walks with flowers, particularly our bluebell walks, please see the Nature Pages / Where to Find Wild Flowers

Wednesday Walk: Saunderton circular via West Wycombe

16 km (10 miles) 4/10

A mixture of woods and meadows, with a couple of steep hills and several interesting sights on the way - Hughenden Manor, West Wycombe caves (open for “pumpkin fest” at the moment £4.50) and a mausoleum. There are tea-rooms at Hughenden Manor and at the caves, and several good picnic spots. Amazingly this Book 2 classic has not been posted for nearly two years although there have been couple of outings for the longer Wheelers End variant.

Travel: 1006 from Marylebone, arriving 1045. Return trains at 1532, 1615, 1702, 1749.

Lunch: the National Trust cafe at Hughenden Manor is open from 10 to 3.30 and is conveniently placed for lunch. There are picnic benches nearby. The Le De Spencer's Arms (tel 01494 535317), Downley Common 9km from the start of the walk, serves food from 12 to 3pm daily, but you are strongly advised to phone through beforehand to check.

Tea: round the corner from Saunderton station is the Golden Cross (tel 01494 565974), a regular post-walk refreshment stop.

Short walk option: it's possible to cut out the middle section of the walk by following the Short Walk directions from point 2 to 7A in the instructions, reducing the walk to 9.6 km/6 miles.

L=2.3

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