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▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 66m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 66m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Eristalis pertinax, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Eristalis pertinax, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Clay Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Seven Parishes Millennium Circular Walk Walking route 21.6 km ▾
Named route Length 21.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Western Historic Parkland Walk Walking route 6 km ▾
Named route Length 6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Silverbirches Lane public footpath · 258 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 258 m Path type: residential
Show on map 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greensand Cycleway Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km Regional cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V10 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V8 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Longslade Trail Mountain bike route ▾
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 397 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 397 m Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 74 m ▾
This is not really a road, more a sand track. This section is mainly use as a car park for local walkers.
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 74 m Surface sand Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 629 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 629 m Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 214 m ▾
This is not really a road, more a sand track. This section is mainly use as a car park for local walkers.
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 214 m Surface sand Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane byway open to all traffic · 345 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 345 m Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
12,404 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,404 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Treecreeper +44
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coot Fulica atra Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · 24-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eulachnus agilis · Gorse Weevil +12
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eulachnus agilis Eulachnus agilis Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bittersweet
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,404 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Treecreeper +44
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coot Fulica atra Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · 24-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Eulachnus agilis · Gorse Weevil +12
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eulachnus agilis Eulachnus agilis Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bittersweet
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis2025
Calathus rotundicollis Calathus rotundicollis2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2025
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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