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Ouzel Valley Park

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.03898, -0.73060

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Mallard +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 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

172 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

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Canal Broadwalkbridleway · 788 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 788 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Canal Broadwalkbridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge No 85 crossing the Grand Union Canal

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge No 85 crossing the Grand Union Canal

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Caldecotte LakeUrban park3.6 km→🌱Ouzel Valley ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Furzton LakeUrban park3.6 km→🌱Lodge LakeUrban park4 km→🌱Loughton Valley Linear ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Tattenhoe Valley ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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