Broughton Brook Linear Park
19 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
52.04144, -0.68330
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 135m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 135m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Clay WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Seven Parishes Millennium Circular WalkWalking route21.6 km▾
Named routeLength 21.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Western Historic Parkland WalkWalking route6 km▾
Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km▾
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
(6)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named routeLocal cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V10Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H6Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H5Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Longslade TrailMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,416 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,416 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +28
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- CootFulica atra2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Epistrophe eligans · Nettle Groundbug · Hairy Dragonfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Conops vesicularis +1
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
- Conops vesicularisConops vesicularis2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Dandelion · Whitebeam · Bramble · Buttercup · Daisy +12
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- WhitebeamSorbus2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- ButtercupRanunculus2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- HazelCorylus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,416 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Starling · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird +28
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- CootFulica atra2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Red Fox · Brown Hare · Chinese Water Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Epistrophe eligans · Nettle Groundbug · Hairy Dragonfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Conops vesicularis +1
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
- Conops vesicularisConops vesicularis2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Dandelion · Whitebeam · Bramble · Buttercup · Daisy +12
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- WhitebeamSorbus2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- ButtercupRanunculus2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- HazelCorylus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Greater Plantain
Greater Plantain
Plantago major2025
Plantago major2025
PlantainPlantago2025PlantainPlantago2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Events & activities nearby
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