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52.05750, -0.79784
Open directionsv 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 ☕ The Roman Crown — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 ☕ The Roman Crown — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Bent, Creeping Buttercup, Common Bent +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Bent, Creeping Buttercup, Common Bent +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Ramsons, Hazel +7 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grafton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route 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 113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Millennium Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V7 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V6 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V4 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H8 Local cycle route
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Railway Walk bridleway · 15 m ▾
redway
Public path bridleway Length 15 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
11,963 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,963 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Grey Heron +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis intricaria +21
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Balkan Anemone · Buttercup · Bramble +6
Ramsons Allium ursinum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda Buttercup Ranunculus2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Plantain Plantago2025 Selfheal Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,963 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Grey Heron +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle +1
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis intricaria +21
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Ramsons · Sweet Violet · Balkan Anemone · Buttercup · Bramble +6
Ramsons Allium ursinum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Balkan Anemone Anemone blanda Buttercup Ranunculus2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Plantain Plantago2025 Selfheal Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Idiocerus herrichi
Idiocerus herrichi
Idiocerus herrichi
Idiocerus herrichi
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Prunella vulgaris2025
Prunella vulgaris2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 