Nuniron Spinney ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
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52.18342, -0.69309
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 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 — Common Quaker, Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character +296 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Quaker, Clouded Drab, Hebrew Character +296 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Variable-leaved Crestwort, Common Feather-moss +27 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Variable-leaved Crestwort, Common Feather-moss +27 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Northamptonshire Round Walking route ▾
Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Three Shires Way Walking route 79 km ▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olney Circular Walk Walking route 6.6 km ▾
An reasonably easy 1.5hour walk taking in some of Olney's viewpoints and places of interest. Waterproof footwear essential when rainy. Livestock may be encountered.
Named route Length 6.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail Walking route 70 km ▾
Named route Length 70 km Regional walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
3,793 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,793 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Barn Owl +41
Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2021 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Garganey Spatula querquedula2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Xylota sylvarum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Melanostoma scalare +32
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Syritta pipiens Wayfaring-tree · Dwarf Feather-moss · Raspberry Bryum · Schreber's Forklet-moss · Common Cudweed
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum2021 Raspberry Bryum Bryum klinggraeffii2019 Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2019 Common Cudweed Filago germanica2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,793 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Barn Owl +41
Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Pochard Aythya ferina2021 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Garganey Spatula querquedula2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Xylota sylvarum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus · Melanostoma scalare +32
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Syritta pipiens Wayfaring-tree · Dwarf Feather-moss · Raspberry Bryum · Schreber's Forklet-moss · Common Cudweed
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum2021 Raspberry Bryum Bryum klinggraeffii2019 Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2019 Common Cudweed Filago germanica2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Empis livida Empis livida
Empis livida Empis livida
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Tipula irrorata Tipula irrorata2021
Tipula irrorata Tipula irrorata2021
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2021
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2021
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2021
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2021
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Empis trigramma Empis trigramma
Empis trigramma Empis trigramma
Euphylidorea dispar Euphylidorea dispar
Euphylidorea dispar Euphylidorea dispar
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2022
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2022
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2022
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Nephrotoma quadrifaria2022
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Nephrotoma quadrifaria2022
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2022
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2022