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Ouzel Valley Park

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.03578, -0.72250

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Wren +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Wren +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Blackthorn, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Smooth Meadow-grass, Daisy, Yorkshire-fog +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Smooth Meadow-grass, Daisy, Yorkshire-fog +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 33 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

170 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
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Longslade TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

50 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bridge 88bridleway · 38 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 m
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

The pond in Ouzel Valley Park

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The pond in Ouzel Valley Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Caldecotte LakeUrban park3.1 km→🌱Ouzel Valley ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Furzton LakeUrban park3.7 km→🌱Tattenhoe Valley ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Lodge LakeUrban park4.6 km→🌱Loughton Valley Linear ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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