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🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.77291, -0.92650
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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 Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Tickety Brew — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Tickety Brew — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Summer Chafer, Common Pollen Beetle +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Thame Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wychert Way LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pebble WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef PebbleLocal cycle route
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route290 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 290 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,948 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,948 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Blackbird +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Summer Chafer · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Cantharis rustica · Rhinoceros Beetle +24
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Common Feather-moss · Squirrel-tail Moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Squirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroides
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,948 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Blackbird +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Summer Chafer · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Cantharis rustica · Rhinoceros Beetle +24
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Common Feather-moss · Squirrel-tail Moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Squirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroides
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumEvents & activities nearby
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