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Loughton Valley Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Central MK Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Central MK Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

176 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route

Named routeRef H8Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H2Cycling route

Named routeRef H2Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V11Cycling route

Named routeRef V11Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route

Named routeRef V7Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route

Named routeRef V6Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

14,168 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,168 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +45

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,168 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +45

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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