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Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.03335, -0.72072
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Smooth Meadow-grass, Daisy, Yorkshire-fog +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Smooth Meadow-grass, Daisy, Yorkshire-fog +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hanslope Circular Ride Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 179 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Millennium Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V11 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V7 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V6 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V4 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Longslade Trail Mountain bike route ▾
28 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bridge 88 bridleway · 38 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 38 m
Show on map Canal Broadwalk bridleway · 27 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 27 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Canal Broadwalk bridleway · 788 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 788 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Photos A pond in Ouzel Valley Park
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15,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Magpie +45
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Megaselia ruficornis · Megaselia · Fannia · Ithytrichia +29
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Megaselia ruficornis Megaselia ruficornis Megaselia Megaselia Fannia Fannia Ithytrichia Ithytrichia Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Cowslip · White Dead-nettle · Cow Parsley · Cleavers · Lords-and-Ladies +6
Cowslip Primula veris White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Cleavers Galium aparine Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dandelion Taraxacum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Magpie +45
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Megaselia ruficornis · Megaselia · Fannia · Ithytrichia +29
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Megaselia ruficornis Megaselia ruficornis Megaselia Megaselia Fannia Fannia Ithytrichia Ithytrichia Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Cowslip · White Dead-nettle · Cow Parsley · Cleavers · Lords-and-Ladies +6
Cowslip Primula veris White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Cleavers Galium aparine Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dandelion Taraxacum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Corynoptera forcipata Corynoptera forcipata
Corynoptera forcipata Corynoptera forcipata
Trichopria tritoma Trichopria tritoma
Trichopria tritoma Trichopria tritoma
Hilara anglodanica Hilara anglodanica
Hilara anglodanica Hilara anglodanica
Aphidius Aphidius
Aphidius Aphidius
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Winnertzia Winnertzia
Winnertzia Winnertzia
Basalys Basalys
Basalys Basalys
Platypalpus albicornis Platypalpus albicornis
Platypalpus albicornis Platypalpus albicornis
Liriomyza pusio Liriomyza pusio
Liriomyza pusio Liriomyza pusio
Eupteryx Eupteryx
Eupteryx Eupteryx
Phytomyza wahlgreni Phytomyza wahlgreni
Phytomyza wahlgreni Phytomyza wahlgreni
Toxonevra Toxonevra
Toxonevra Toxonevra
Phygadeuon leucostigmus Phygadeuon leucostigmus
Phygadeuon leucostigmus Phygadeuon leucostigmus
Pneumia Pneumia
Pneumia Pneumia
Amphorophora Amphorophora
Amphorophora Amphorophora
Chrysotus Chrysotus
Chrysotus Chrysotus
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula
Cavariella Cavariella
Cavariella Cavariella
Euceraphis Euceraphis
Euceraphis Euceraphis
Tvetenia calvescens Tvetenia calvescens
Tvetenia calvescens Tvetenia calvescens
Cetema Cetema
Cetema Cetema
Diplonevra nitidula Diplonevra nitidula
Diplonevra nitidula Diplonevra nitidula
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Dicraeus vagans Dicraeus vagans
Dicraeus vagans Dicraeus vagans
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris 