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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.05810, -0.86933

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grafton 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

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

North Bucks WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hanslope Circular RideWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Footpath RS13public footpath · 139 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route

Named routeRef V6Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route

Named routeRef V4Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H2Cycling route

Named routeRef H2Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H4Cycling route

Named routeRef H4Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route Railway WalkCycling route

Named routeRef RWLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

28,037 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,037 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Gadwall · Blue Tit · Magpie · Mallard · Robin +38

GadwallMareca strepera2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus +2

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
EupeodesEupeodes
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Shepherd's-purse · Snowberry · Lesser Celandine · Bramble

Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BrambleRubus fruticosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,037 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2026

Gadwall · Blue Tit · Magpie · Mallard · Robin +38

GadwallMareca strepera2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax · Eupeodes · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus +2

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
EupeodesEupeodes
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Shepherd's-purse · Snowberry · Lesser Celandine · Bramble

Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BrambleRubus fruticosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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