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Rickley Park

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Liverwort, Beech, Laurustinus +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Liverwort, Beech, Laurustinus +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Glamorgan Closepublic footpath · 11 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: service

Church Walkpublic footpath · 199 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 199 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

152 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route

Named routeRef H8Local cycle route

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V11Cycling route

Named routeRef V11Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route

Named routeRef V7Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route

Named routeRef V6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,834 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,834 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds47 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Black-headed Gull +42

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects22 species

spring

2025

Platycheirus albimanus · Blue-tailed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly +17

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Pterocomma rufipesPterocomma rufipes
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,834 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Robin · Black-headed Gull +42

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects22 species

spring

2025

Platycheirus albimanus · Blue-tailed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly +17

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Pterocomma rufipesPterocomma rufipes
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata
Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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