Loughton Valley Linear Park
20 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
52.04053, -0.79108
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 169m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 169m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Green-veined White +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 8 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
North Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
152 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Millennium Circular RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V7Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V6Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V4Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H10Local cycle route
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,804 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +35
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Brown Hawker +20
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Maidenhair Spleenwort +2
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
- CowslipPrimula veris2025
- Cuckooflower
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,804 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +35
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Brown Hawker +20
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Maidenhair Spleenwort +2
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
- Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
- CowslipPrimula veris2025
- Cuckooflower
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cardamine pratensis2025
Cardamine pratensis2025
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