Loughton Valley Linear Park 56 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 56 ha
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.04431, -0.79033
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Cowslip, Bugle +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Cowslip, Bugle +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 16 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 Alexandra Court public footpath · 100 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 100 m Path type: footway
Show on map Abbey Road public footpath · 93 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 93 m Path type: residential
Show on map 152 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 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
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12,854 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,854 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 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 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Maidenhair Spleenwort +2
Ramsons Allium ursinum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Cowslip Primula veris2025 Cuckooflower Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,854 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 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 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +21
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Syrphus Syrphus Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Maidenhair Spleenwort +2
Ramsons Allium ursinum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Cowslip Primula veris2025 Cuckooflower Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird
Cream-spot Ladybird
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
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
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
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
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Cardamine pratensis2025
Cardamine pratensis2025
