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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 314 ha
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.54219, -0.54406
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Greylag Goose +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Greylag Goose +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Walking route ▾
Celandine Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to West Drayton station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 114 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 61 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 61 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN route 461 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 461 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 89 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 89 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Jubilee River Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Jubilee River Path
Show on map 20 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
18,202 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,202 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Greylag Goose · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Robin Erithacus rubecula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +11
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,202 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Coot · Greylag Goose · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Robin Erithacus rubecula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Deer Cervus elaphus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +11
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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