Woodlands

Common Wood was purchased by the Penn & Tylers Green Residents Society in 2003 following an extensive public campaign. With support from the Woodland Trust, the Chiltern Society, the Lottery Heritage Fund and generous individual donations, the Society has been able to safeguard the wood for the benefit of the local community.

P&TGRS also owns and manages Millar Wood on Elm Road, Penn and Coppice Farm Road Greens, protecting them for future generations.

Common Wood is a woodlands of over 250 acres, located in Penn, Buckinghamshire. It is a large fragment of ancient and semi-natural woodland and is part of a chain of woods at the southern edge of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) including Penn Wood and Kingswood.

It contains a range of rare and valuable habitats and uncommon species found in ancient woods.

The wood is open to the public for visiting for quiet recreation such as walking, running, cycling and horse-riding. Whilst we welcome visitors, it is important that everyone stays on the marked paths to protect the biodiversity of this ancient woodland. Collection of fungi is not permitted and anyone found collecting may be reported to the police.

P&TGRS has set about an extensive management programme of both the natural habitat and the paths and access points throughout the wood and volunteers provide a significant contribution to Woodland maintenance.

We encourage local residents and other users of the woods to contribute towards funding, by donating or becoming a Friend of Common Wood.