Civil War defences in Bury Field
1 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.08813, -0.72418
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
- ☕Cafe Latte — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ 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
- ☕Cafe Latte — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
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
MK Redway Super Route H4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H4Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route Railway WalkCycling route▾
Named routeRef RWLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
40,103 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,103 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Kingfisher · Mallard +28
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +9
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Dandelion · Lords-and-Ladies · Holly · Common Nettle · Ivy +4
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- IvyHedera helix
- DaisyBellis perennis
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,103 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Kingfisher · Mallard +28
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +9
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Dandelion · Lords-and-Ladies · Holly · Common Nettle · Ivy +4
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- IvyHedera helix
- DaisyBellis perennis
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
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