Brooklands Meadows Park 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.05435, -0.69486
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 🅿️ Milton Keynes Coachway Park & Ride 104m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Milton Keynes Coachway Park & Ride 104m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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 — Mute Swan, Black Swan, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black Swan, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Seven Parishes Millennium Circular Walk Walking route 21.6 km ▾
Named route Length 21.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Broughton Grounds Lane public footpath · 358 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 358 m Path type: residential
Show on map 130 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V10 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H6 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H5 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H4 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RW Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Towards small park and playground at Broughton - geograph.org.uk - 1692252
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Wildlife to spot
5,649 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,649 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Starling · Magpie +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +6
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Red-eyed Damselfly Hazel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,649 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Moorhen · Starling · Magpie +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +6
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Red-eyed Damselfly Hazel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erythromma najas
Erythromma najas
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 