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Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.49779, -0.65075
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Boveney Lock Car Park 148m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Boveney Lock Car Park 148m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Red-green Carpet, White-point +123 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Red-green Carpet, White-point +123 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee River Path Walking route ▾
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Maidenhead Millennium Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 145 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Pinkneys Green link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 61 Cycling route 34 km ▾
Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.
Named route Ref 61 Length 34 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Beeches Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lock Path bridleway · 509 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 509 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Jubilee River Way bridleway · 332 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 332 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: cycleway
Show on map Photos B3026 crossing Dorney Common
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Wildlife to spot
53,885 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,885 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Cormorant · Magpie +42
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🐝 Insects 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Chestnut · Small Quaker · Oak Beauty +29
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Oak Beauty Biston strataria Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,885 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Cormorant · Magpie +42
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🐝 Insects 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Quaker · Hebrew Character · Chestnut · Small Quaker · Oak Beauty +29
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Oak Beauty Biston strataria Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
March Moth
March Moth
Alsophila aescularia
Alsophila aescularia
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis
Oak-tree Pug Eupithecia dodoneata
Oak-tree Pug Eupithecia dodoneata
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana
Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana
Caloptilia Caloptilia
Caloptilia Caloptilia
Early Oak Gall Moth Pammene giganteana
Early Oak Gall Moth Pammene giganteana
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis galbanus
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis galbanus
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Water-dropwort Brown Depressaria daucella
Water-dropwort Brown Depressaria daucella
Hemlock Moth Agonopterix alstromeriana
Hemlock Moth Agonopterix alstromeriana
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Varied Ochre Ypsolopha ustella
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Small Brindled Beauty Apocheima hispidaria
Dotted Chestnut Conistra rubiginea
Dotted Chestnut Conistra rubiginea
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Lichen Tortrix Acleris literana
Lichen Tortrix Acleris literana
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
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