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Lakes Lane and Westbury Parks

16 ha

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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52.08989, -0.73976

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Woodpigeon, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Woodpigeon, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 4 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

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

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Cycling

71 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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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Lakes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 727 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 727 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

73,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

73,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2026

Canada Goose · Peregrine · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Kingfisher +44

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly +6

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common Darter

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2026

Dandelion · Lords-and-Ladies · Holly · Cleavers · Common Nettle +4

DandelionTaraxacum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HollyIlex aquifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

73,456 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2026

Canada Goose · Peregrine · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Kingfisher +44

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly +6

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common Darter

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2026

Dandelion · Lords-and-Ladies · Holly · Cleavers · Common Nettle +4

DandelionTaraxacum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HollyIlex aquifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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