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PENLEE

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.93775, -0.63278

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Toilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cabbage Bug, Bishop's Mitre, Orange Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cabbage Bug, Bishop's Mitre, Orange Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Fleabane · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Fleabane · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cross Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Seven Parishes Millennium Circular WalkWalking route21.6 km
Named routeLength 21.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Chalgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route16 m
Named routeRef 6Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 6Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

'Penlee' at Stonehenge Works

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

'Penlee' at Stonehenge Works

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️STOCKGROVECountry park3 km→🌱Parsons Close Recreation GroundUrban park3.4 km→🌱Clipstone Brook ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Stockgrove Country ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Pages ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Parson's CloseUrban park3.4 km→

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