Stanton Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.05596, -0.77652
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
150 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 V11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V11Local cycle route
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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Glovers Lanebridleway · 3 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 3 mPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
16,504 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,504 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Grey Heron +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +26
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Sweet Violet · Ramsons · Wood Anemone · Primrose · Balkan Anemone +7
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
- PlantainPlantago2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,504 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Grey Heron +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +26
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2026▾
Sweet Violet · Ramsons · Wood Anemone · Primrose · Balkan Anemone +7
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
- PlantainPlantago2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratenseRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxSelfheal
Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris2025
Prunella vulgaris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025ButtercupRanunculus2025ButtercupRanunculus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Events & activities nearby
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