Loughton Valley Linear Park
10 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.02964, -0.77358
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grafton WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
North Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Redland Drivepublic footpath · 115 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Linceslade Grovepublic footpath · 301 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
185 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
(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 H5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H5Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H4Local cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
11,453 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,453 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +16
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cherry Plum · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Cowslip
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
- CowslipPrimula veris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,453 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly +16
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cherry Plum · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Cowslip
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
- CowslipPrimula veris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax