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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.01612, -0.65370
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Whitebeam, Dandelion, Bramble +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Clay WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Jubilee WalkWalking route10.5 km▾
Named routeLength 10.5 kmLocal walking route
Seven Parishes Millennium Circular WalkWalking route21.6 km▾
Named routeLength 21.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km▾
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
(6)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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 H8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H8Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Longslade TrailMountain bike route▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 164 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 164 mPath type: track
Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 90 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 90 mPath type: service
Weather for this location
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10,102 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,102 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Crossbill · Jay +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2026▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · 24-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +10
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Eulachnus agilisEulachnus agilis
Cleavers · Dandelion · Whitebeam · Bramble · Buttercup +22
- CleaversGalium aparine
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- WhitebeamSorbus2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- ButtercupRanunculus2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,102 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Crossbill · Jay +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2026▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · 24-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +10
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Eulachnus agilisEulachnus agilis
Cleavers · Dandelion · Whitebeam · Bramble · Buttercup +22
- CleaversGalium aparine
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- WhitebeamSorbus2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- ButtercupRanunculus2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusParent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumGiant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025PlantainPlantago2025PlantainPlantago2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025