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Moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone

4 ha
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Dogs welcome4 ha

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
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip, Shepherd's-purse, White Dead-nettle +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowslip, Shepherd's-purse, White Dead-nettle +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Common Chickweed

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

164 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Millennium Circular RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
MK Redway Super Route V11Cycling route
Named routeRef V11Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route
Named routeRef V7Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route
Named routeRef V6Local cycle route
MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route
Named routeRef V4Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Longslade TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Canal Broadwalkbridleway · 788 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 788 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Ouzel at Great Woolstone

River Ouzel at Great Woolstone

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