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Canal Park Recreation Area

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.82132, -0.77898

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Mallard, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Mallard, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Round Aylesbury WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thame Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tipton Crescentpublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: living_street
Puddle Endpublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: living_street
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Pebble WayCycling route
Named routeRef PebbleLocal cycle route
Topaz WayCycling route
Named routeRef TopazLocal cycle route
St Peter's GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Platinum WayCycling route
Named routeRef PlatinumLocal cycle route
Ruby WayCycling route
Named routeRef RubyLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ivy Lanebridleway · 103 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 103 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Broughton Lock on the Grand Union Canal

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broughton Lock on the Grand Union Canal

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vale ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Riverside Walk ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Bedgrove ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Meadowcroft Open Space ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Meadowcroft Open Space ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Aston Clinton ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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