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Deanshanger Pocket Park

6 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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52.04953, -0.87606

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grafton WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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

North Bucks WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hanslope Circular RideWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route

Named routeRef V6Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route

Named routeRef V4Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H2Cycling route

Named routeRef H2Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H6Cycling route

Named routeRef H6Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H4Cycling route

Named routeRef H4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

24,104 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,104 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +55

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +1

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2026

Snowberry · Lesser Celandine · Creeping-Jenny · Common Mallow · Bristly Oxtongue +1

SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Three-cornered Garlic

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,104 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +55

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +1

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly

🌿

Plants6 species

springsummer

2026

Snowberry · Lesser Celandine · Creeping-Jenny · Common Mallow · Bristly Oxtongue +1

SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Three-cornered Garlic

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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