The Grove - Conifer woodland
4 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.11255, -0.68234
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
MK Redway Super Route V10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V10Local 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
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Millennium Circular RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route123 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
46,180 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
46,180 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Bittern · Garganey +8
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Eupeodes luniger · Melanostoma scalare · Helophilus pendulus +64
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Rubus ulmifolius
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
46,180 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Bittern · Garganey +8
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Eupeodes luniger · Melanostoma scalare · Helophilus pendulus +64
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Rubus ulmifolius
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adonis' Ladybird
Adonis' Ladybird
Hippodamia variegata2025
Hippodamia variegata2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Platycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusPlatycheirus ambiguusEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniNysius huttoniDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusApple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatusApple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHeteromyza rotundicornisHeteromyza rotundicornisHeteromyza rotundicornisHeteromyza rotundicornisGymnomus caesiusGymnomus caesius2025Gymnomus caesiusGymnomus caesius2025Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025Trichocera majorTrichocera major2025Trichocera majorTrichocera major2025Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2025Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2025Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2025Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2025Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2025Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2025Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2025Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2025Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Cheilosia latifronsCheilosia latifrons2025Cheilosia latifronsCheilosia latifrons2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2025Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatusRhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatusRhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca2025Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2025Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2025Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata2025Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata2025Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025Rhombic LeatherbugSyromastus rhombeus2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2025Cheilosia sororCheilosia soror2025Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Events & activities nearby
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