Medieval settlement remains at Crafton 16 ha
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Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Deserted medieval village scheduled monument
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Physcia tenella, Lepraria incana s. lat., Arthonia radiata +149 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Physcia tenella, Lepraria incana s. lat., Arthonia radiata +149 more · last seen 2016
Varies
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, 24-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, 24-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Porpidia tuberculosa, Wood Blewits, Stubble Rosegill
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Round Aylesbury Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Two Ridges Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Aylesbury Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Outer Aylesbury Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Bucks) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 59 m ▾
Named route Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 33 m ▾
Named route Length 33 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 734 m ▾
Named route Length 734 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 24 m ▾
Named route Length 24 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2019 Swift Apus apus2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug +20
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2019 Swift Apus apus2019 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chinese Water Deer · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug +20
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa2020
Libellula depressa2020
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2023
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2022
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2022
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2022
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2022
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2019
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2019
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2019 