Ascott House: remains of 16th and 17th century mansion, formal gardens and warren
21 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
51.89262, -0.71309
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
- ✦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 — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Creeping Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Two Ridges LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Church Walkpublic footpath · 128 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km▾
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route59 m▾
Named routeLength 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route44 m▾
Named routeLength 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
N/ACycling route33 m▾
Named routeLength 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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House on the outskirts of Wing
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Wildlife to spot
14,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,426 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springwinter
2026▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PintailAnas acuta
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Herb-Robert · Cock's-foot +12
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- DandelionTaraxacum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,426 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springwinter
2026▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- PintailAnas acuta
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Herb-Robert · Cock's-foot +12
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- DandelionTaraxacum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas