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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
51.99406, -0.72278
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Platycheirus albimanus +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Platycheirus albimanus +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Seven Parishes Millennium Circular Walk Walking route 21.6 km ▾
Named route Length 21.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Towpath public footpath · 850 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 850 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Towpath public footpath · 278 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 278 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 145 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 National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V11 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Longslade Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,470 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wigeon Mareca penelope Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pochard Aythya ferina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Platycheirus albimanus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly +16
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Cinquefoil Strider Macrophya annulata Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,470 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wigeon Mareca penelope Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pochard Aythya ferina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Platycheirus albimanus · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly +16
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Cinquefoil Strider Macrophya annulata Dock Bug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Black-horned Cleg Haematopota crassicornis
Black-horned Cleg Haematopota crassicornis
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Pterocomma rufipes Pterocomma rufipes
Pterocomma rufipes Pterocomma rufipes 