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Ouzel Valley Park

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.04568, -0.73114

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Coot +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Coot +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 10 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

165 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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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Canal Broadwalkbridleway · 788 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 788 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Grand Union Broadwalkbridleway · 999 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 999 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tree lined path next to the Grand Union Canal

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tree lined path next to the Grand Union Canal

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Caldecotte LakeUrban park4.3 km→🌱Stanton Low ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Ouzel Valley ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Great Linford Manor ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Lodge LakeUrban park4.1 km→🌱Furzton LakeUrban park4.1 km→

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