Moated site, fishponds and deserted medieval village of Tattenhoe, 300m west of Home Park Farm. 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
51.99772, -0.79363
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 102m 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 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey) Walking route ▾
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Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
33,573 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush +27
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Pine Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +8
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025 Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush +27
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Pine Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +8
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025 Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025 