Loughton Valley Linear Park 8 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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52.05010, -0.79340
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 147m away — 6 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 147m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Robin +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Ramsons, Cowslip +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Ramsons, Cowslip +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Bramble, Meadowsweet +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 10 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 Hanslope Circular Ride Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Abbey Road public footpath · 93 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 93 m Path type: residential
Show on map Alexandra Court public footpath · 100 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 100 m Path type: footway
Show on map 138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Millennium Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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 MK Redway Super Route H10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H10 Local cycle route
Show on map 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
11,414 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,414 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Cream-spot Ladybird +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Plantain +8
Ramsons Allium ursinum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda Plantain Plantago2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,414 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Cream-spot Ladybird +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Plantain +8
Ramsons Allium ursinum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda Plantain Plantago2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Daisy
Daisy
Bellis perennis2025
Bellis perennis2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Buttercup Ranunculus2025
Buttercup Ranunculus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025 