Buntingsea Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 169 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 169 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.19628, -0.76676
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Primrose, Lords-and-Ladies +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sphaerophoria scripta, Eristalis pertinax, Herina lugubris +105 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Northamptonshire Round Walking route ▾
Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Olney Circular Walk Walking route 6.6 km ▾
An reasonably easy 1.5hour walk taking in some of Olney's viewpoints and places of interest. Waterproof footwear essential when rainy. Livestock may be encountered.
Named route Length 6.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 466 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 466 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
29,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,154 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cheilosia grossa · Schwenckfeldina carbonaria · Tipula obsoleta · Scathophaga stercoraria +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Schwenckfeldina carbonaria Schwenckfeldina carbonaria2025 Tipula obsoleta Tipula obsoleta2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Dicranomyia modesta Dicranomyia modesta Rigid Hornwort
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,154 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cheilosia grossa · Schwenckfeldina carbonaria · Tipula obsoleta · Scathophaga stercoraria +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa Schwenckfeldina carbonaria Schwenckfeldina carbonaria2025 Tipula obsoleta Tipula obsoleta2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Dicranomyia modesta Dicranomyia modesta Rigid Hornwort
Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa2025
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2025
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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