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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
51.75804, -0.74082
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Brimstone +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Round Aylesbury Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Chiltern Heritage Trail Temporary Diversion Walking route ▾
Two alternative routes to divert Chiltern Heritage Trail around HS2 works north of Great Missenden. The "northern" route is signed and more off road, but misses out more of the original trail.
Named route Ref CHTT Regional walking route
Show on map Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central Chilterns Walking route 2.6 km ▾
A short walk with panoramic views across the Chiltern Escarpment & Aylesbury Vale, and the chance to explore a hidden Iron Age hillfort, beautiful beech woods & the Grangelands & Rifle Butts Nature Reserve. Includes a steep climb, steps & kissing gates.
Named route Length 2.6 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Heron Path public footpath · 216 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 216 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Heron Path public footpath · 156 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 156 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Heron Path public footpath · 207 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 207 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Regional cycle route
Show on map Amber Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Amber Local cycle route
Show on map Jet Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Jet Local cycle route
Show on map Harding Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Harding Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bacombe Lane bridleway · 13 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 13 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bacombe Lane bridleway · 54 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 54 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bacombe Lane bridleway · 37 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 37 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bacombe Lane bridleway · 44 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 44 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bacombe Lane bridleway · 53 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 53 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Path from Church Lane to Hampden Meadow
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Wildlife to spot
21,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,458 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Goldcrest · Great Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Rook Corvus frugilegus 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Speckled Bush-cricket Big Shaggy-moss
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,458 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Goldcrest · Great Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Teal Anas crecca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Rook Corvus frugilegus 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Marmalade Hoverfly +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Speckled Bush-cricket Big Shaggy-moss
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Ctenophora flaveolata Ctenophora flaveolata
Ctenophora flaveolata Ctenophora flaveolata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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