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52.18890, -0.72472
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip £ 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus, Melanostoma scalare +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus, Melanostoma scalare +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus, Supine Plait-moss · last seen 2021; Plants — Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus, Supine Plait-moss · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Northamptonshire Round Walking route ▾
Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Three Shires Way Walking route 79 km ▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Olney Circular Walk Walking route 6.6 km ▾
An reasonably easy 1.5hour walk taking in some of Olney's viewpoints and places of interest. Waterproof footwear essential when rainy. Livestock may be encountered.
Named route Length 6.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Photos The Pastures Farm near Yardley Hastings
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Wildlife to spot
4,883 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,883 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis pertinax · Empis livida +27
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Empis livida Empis livida Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,883 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria scripta · Eristalis pertinax · Empis livida +27
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Empis livida Empis livida Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Iridescent Centurion Sargus iridatus
Iridescent Centurion Sargus iridatus
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Syrphus vitripennis Syrphus vitripennis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Empis trigramma Empis trigramma
Empis trigramma Empis trigramma
Euphylidorea dispar Euphylidorea dispar
Euphylidorea dispar Euphylidorea dispar
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
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