Moated site 200m north east of St Nicholas's Church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.97114, -0.84769
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Orange-tip, Large White +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
North Bucks WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H8Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef V2Local cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
MK Redway Super Route H6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef H6Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route42 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
St. Nicholas' church interior
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,780 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,780 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Song Thrush · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +35
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Large White +8
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,780 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Song Thrush · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +35
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwiftApus apus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Large White +8
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHolly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023