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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 72 ha
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.05488, -0.69098
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Western Historic Parkland Walk Walking route 6 km ▾
Named route Length 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 Broughton Grounds Lane public footpath · 126 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 126 m Surface sett Path type: residential
Show on map Broughton Grounds Lane public footpath · 101 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 101 m Path type: residential
Show on map 133 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 Path through the newly constructed Brooklands Meadow Park
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Wildlife to spot
5,098 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,098 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Magpie · Starling · Mallard · Woodpigeon +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 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 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Lesser Emperor · Eristalis pertinax +4
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hazel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,098 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Magpie · Starling · Mallard · Woodpigeon +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Teal Anas crecca Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 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 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Lesser Emperor · Eristalis pertinax +4
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hazel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami 