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Bradwell Abbey

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.04741, -0.79573

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swift, Moorhen, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Moorhen, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Cowslip, Cuckooflower +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Cowslip, Cuckooflower +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Ramsons, Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grafton WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

North Bucks WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hanslope Circular RideWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Abbey Roadpublic footpath · 93 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Millennium Circular RouteCycling route

Named routeRef MLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route

Named routeRef V7Local cycle route

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 H10Cycling route

Named routeRef H10Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

12,572 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,572 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Moorhen +39

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CootFulica atra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SwiftApus apus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects27 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +22

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Maidenhair Spleenwort +2

RamsonsAllium ursinum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,572 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Moorhen +39

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CootFulica atra2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SwiftApus apus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects27 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +22

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Maidenhair Spleenwort +2

RamsonsAllium ursinum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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