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Snelshall Priory

11 ha

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Public accessDogs welcome11 ha

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52.00276, -0.81242

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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

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Midshires Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

North Bucks WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route

Named routeRef H8Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H2Cycling route

Named routeRef H2Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route

Named routeRef V7Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route

Named routeRef V6Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route

Named routeRef V4Local cycle route

Route (51)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (51)Local cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

24,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +56

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red KiteMilvus milvus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwiftApus apus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
CootFulica atra2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

winter

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects47 species

springsummer

2026

Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Orange-tip +42

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
PeacockAglais io2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Empicoris rubromaculatusEmpicoris rubromaculatus2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024
Orthotrichia costalisOrthotrichia costalis2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspring

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +56

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red KiteMilvus milvus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwiftApus apus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
CootFulica atra2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

winter

2026

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects47 species

springsummer

2026

Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Orange-tip +42

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
PeacockAglais io2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Empicoris rubromaculatusEmpicoris rubromaculatus2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2024
Orthotrichia costalisOrthotrichia costalis2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mr Biz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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