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Marston Field

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The RidgewayWalking route140 km

Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route

The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Chiltern LinkWalking route13 km

Named routeLength 13 kmLocal walking route

South Bucks WayWalking route23 km

Named routeLength 23 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

Hampden RouteCycling route

Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Milton RouteCycling route

Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route

Route 30Cycling route

Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Buslins Lanebridleway · 366 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 366 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

CHS/77/2 and CHS/77/1bridleway · 397 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 397 mPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

16,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +32

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Cleavers · Ivy · Lesser Celandine

CleaversGalium aparine
IvyHedera helix
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +32

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Cleavers · Ivy · Lesser Celandine

CleaversGalium aparine
IvyHedera helix
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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