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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.02070, -0.81647
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 🅿️ Parking 108m away — 10 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 🅿️ Parking 108m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grafton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H8 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H2 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V7 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V6 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V4 Local cycle route
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oakhill Lane bridleway · 577 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 577 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
8,221 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,221 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Robin · Blackcap · Magpie · Blue Tit +48
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Large White · Small White · 7-spot Ladybird · Green-veined White +10
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Field Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,221 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Robin · Blackcap · Magpie · Blue Tit +48
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Whitethroat Curruca communis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Speckled Wood · Large White · Small White · 7-spot Ladybird · Green-veined White +10
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Field Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 