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Tomkins Park and Arboretum

3 ha

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.94387, -0.87925

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕James' Kitchen (was Rooney's) — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cross Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route
Named routeRef H8Local cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route366 m
Named routeRef 51Length 366 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route730 m
Named routeRef 51Length 730 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greyhound Lane car park, Winslow

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Greyhound Lane car park, Winslow

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