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May Balfour Garden

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Plan your visit

FamilyPlayBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Little Ringed Plover
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • Café on site — 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· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Mute Swan +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Mute Swan +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Glow-worm, Banded Demoiselle +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Maidenhead Millennium Walk Marlow LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Long Wind in the Willows Walk, MaidenheadWalking route8 km

A moderate circular exploring the rural community of Cookham Dean & the Woodland Trust's Wild Wood at Quarry & Fultness Woods. Pass through farmland, woodland & along the village lanes that inspired Kenneth Grahame, author of Wind in the Willows.

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:30-04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Cookham and Cock Marsh Walk, MaidenheadWalking route6.4 km

Follow this circular walk along riverside paths, through lush meadows and over chalk grassland slopes and enjoy panoramic views across the Thames Valley. Trail includes one short, sttep climb and a kissing gate that is difficult to navigate in a wheelchai

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Causewaypublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
The Pathwaypublic footpath · 90 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mPath type: footway
Seven Corner Alleypublic footpath · 170 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 170 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
High Wycombe East-West Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
North Town linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Oaken Grove linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ray Mill linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pound Lanebyway open to all traffic · 130 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 130 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Lower Pound Lanebyway open to all traffic · 875 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 875 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The May Balfour Garden (4) - Sundial

The May Balfour Garden (4) - Sundial

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