Moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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52.03895, -0.72439
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.
Moated site 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 239m 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 239m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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, Mallard, Grey Heron +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Grey Heron +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
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
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cowslip, White Dead-nettle, Shepherd's-purse +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowslip, White Dead-nettle, Shepherd's-purse +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Common Chickweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 7 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 164 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 ▾
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Canal Broadwalk bridleway · 788 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 788 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
27,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,951 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Cormorant · Coot · Moorhen +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 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 · Cow Parsley · Cleavers · Lords-and-Ladies +7
Cowslip Primula veris White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Cleavers Galium aparine Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dandelion Taraxacum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,951 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Cormorant · Coot · Moorhen +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 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 · Cow Parsley · Cleavers · Lords-and-Ladies +7
Cowslip Primula veris White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Cleavers Galium aparine Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dandelion Taraxacum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Primrose Primula
Primrose Primula 