🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
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Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
51.99586, -0.74443
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 152 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H8 Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V11 Local cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
12,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,825 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Platycheirus albimanus · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Cinquefoil Strider +17
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Cinquefoil Strider Macrophya annulata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Pterocomma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,825 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Platycheirus albimanus · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Cinquefoil Strider +17
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Cinquefoil Strider Macrophya annulata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Pterocomma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pterocomma rufipes
Pterocomma rufipes
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Black-horned Cleg Haematopota crassicornis
Black-horned Cleg Haematopota crassicornis
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis 