Broughton Brook Park
16 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
52.04152, -0.66269
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Waxwing
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 210m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Waxwing
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 210m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Waxwing, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Waxwing, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Whitebeam, Dandelion, Bramble +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
116 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 H4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H4Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Longslade TrailMountain bike route▾
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2,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,204 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mute Swan +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Chinese Water Deer · Red Fox
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small White · Speckled Wood · Common Blue · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +15
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Bramble · Buttercup · Whitebeam · Dandelion · Daisy +12
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- ButtercupRanunculus2025
- WhitebeamSorbus2025
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- HazelCorylus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,204 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mute Swan +26
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Chinese Water Deer · Red Fox
- Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small White · Speckled Wood · Common Blue · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +15
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Bramble · Buttercup · Whitebeam · Dandelion · Daisy +12
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- ButtercupRanunculus2025
- WhitebeamSorbus2025
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- HazelCorylus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae2024
Pieris brassicae2024
PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeNettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticaeHairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Conops vesicularisConops vesicularis2025Conops vesicularisConops vesicularis2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Plantain
Plantain
Plantago2025
Plantago2025
White 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 vulgare2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025