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Prehistoric Park

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📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️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

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
☀️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

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Starling +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Starling +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Ouse Valley Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Seven Parishes Millennium Circular WalkWalking route21.6 km

Named routeLength 21.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Western Historic Parkland WalkWalking route6 km

Named routeLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Broughton Grounds Lanepublic footpath · 358 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 358 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

144 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

(6)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeLocal cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V10Cycling route

Named routeRef V10Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H6Cycling route

Named routeRef H6Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H5Cycling route

Named routeRef H5Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H4Cycling route

Named routeRef H4Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Longslade TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Starling · Mallard · Robin +72

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
TealAnas crecca2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023

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Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Chinese Water Deer · Red Fox · Brown Hare

Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2026

Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Common Blue +38

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
PeacockAglais io2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

Smooth Meadow-grass · Daisy · Yorkshire-fog · Creeping Buttercup · Blackthorn +11

Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
HazelCorylus
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,492 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Starling · Mallard · Robin +72

MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
TealAnas crecca2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Green ParakeetPsittacara holochlorus2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2024
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea2023
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Chinese Water Deer · Red Fox · Brown Hare

Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2026

Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Common Blue +38

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
PeacockAglais io2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

Smooth Meadow-grass · Daisy · Yorkshire-fog · Creeping Buttercup · Blackthorn +11

Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
HazelCorylus
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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