A bowl barrow on Church Hill 200m south of church
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.99742, -0.82896
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Bonnet, Stump Puffball, Jelly Ear +83 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +193 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
North Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Kennel lanepublic footpath · 178 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 178 mPath type: track
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H8Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route▾
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MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V6Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V4Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V2Local cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Benchmark on St Mary's Church
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Wildlife to spot
3,777 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,777 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackcap · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2023
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Tortoise Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · 16-spot Ladybird +49
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Ragged-Robin · Common Spotted-orchid · False Fox-sedge · Bush Vetch · Compact Rush
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,777 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackcap · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +30
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2023
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Tortoise Bug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · 16-spot Ladybird +49
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Ragged-Robin · Common Spotted-orchid · False Fox-sedge · Bush Vetch · Compact Rush
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hazel Leaf-roller
Hazel Leaf-roller
Apoderus coryli
Apoderus coryli
Dock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusRhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralisJavesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2024Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024Diogma glabrataDiogma glabrata2024Diogma glabrataDiogma glabrata2024Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2024Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2024Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2024Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2024Scellus notatusScellus notatus2024Scellus notatusScellus notatus2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Macrotylus (Alloeonycha) solitariusMacrotylus (Alloeonycha) solitarius2024Macrotylus (Alloeonycha) solitariusMacrotylus (Alloeonycha) solitarius2024Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2024Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2024Delia platuraDelia platura2024Delia platuraDelia platura2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2024Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2024Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024Empis luteaEmpis lutea2024Empis luteaEmpis lutea2024Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2024Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024Dolichopus wahlbergiDolichopus wahlbergi2024Dolichopus wahlbergiDolichopus wahlbergi2024Molophilus mediusMolophilus medius2024Molophilus mediusMolophilus medius2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Iassus lanioIassus lanio2024Iassus lanioIassus lanio2024Dicranomyia choreaDicranomyia chorea2024Dicranomyia choreaDicranomyia chorea2024Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2024Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2024Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia2024Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia2024Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024Macrosteles viridigriseusMacrosteles viridigriseus2024Macrosteles viridigriseusMacrosteles viridigriseus2024Erioptera squalidaErioptera squalida2024Erioptera squalidaErioptera squalida2024Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2024Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Erioptera fusculentaErioptera fusculenta2024Erioptera fusculentaErioptera fusculenta2024Meiosimyza subfasciataMeiosimyza subfasciata2024Meiosimyza subfasciataMeiosimyza subfasciata2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima202324-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202324-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023