National Badminton Centre 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.03953, -0.78701
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
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 — Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grafton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 North Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hanslope Circular Ride Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bignell Croft public footpath · 109 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 109 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map Linceslade Grove public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 157 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 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
12,950 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,950 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle +19
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Maidenhair Spleenwort +1
Ramsons Allium ursinum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Cowslip Primula veris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,950 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle +19
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Cherry Plum · Balkan Anemone · Maidenhair Spleenwort +1
Ramsons Allium ursinum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Cowslip Primula veris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
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