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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.04187, -0.70903
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 224m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 224m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Moorhen +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Moorhen +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hanslope Circular Ride Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Tanfield Lane public footpath · 96 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 96 m Path type: tertiary
Show on map 157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Millennium Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V11 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V7 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V6 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V4 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Longslade Trail Mountain bike route ▾
19 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Milton Keynes Village church
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Wildlife to spot
28,128 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,128 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Coot · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen +43
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Cowslip · White Dead-nettle · Hazel · Cow Parsley · Cleavers +7
Cowslip Primula veris White Dead-nettle Lamium album Hazel Corylus Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Cleavers Galium aparine Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,128 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Coot · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen +43
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Cowslip · White Dead-nettle · Hazel · Cow Parsley · Cleavers +7
Cowslip Primula veris White Dead-nettle Lamium album Hazel Corylus Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Cleavers Galium aparine Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dandelion Taraxacum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Daisy
Daisy
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris 