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Stanton Wood

6 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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52.05105, -0.76938

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

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11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Moorhen +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Primrose, Ramsons +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Blue Damselfly +104 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Blue Damselfly +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Grafton WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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

Hanslope Circular RideWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

161 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Millennium Circular RouteCycling route

Named routeRef MLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

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

MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route

Named routeRef V4Local cycle route

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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

13,980 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,980 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds47 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

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Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat

NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

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Insects16 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Syrphus +11

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
SyrphusSyrphus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

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Plants7 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet · Primrose · Ramsons · Wood Anemone · Balkan Anemone +2

Sweet VioletViola odorata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,980 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CootFulica atra2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025

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Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Noctule · Leisler's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat

NoctuleNyctalus noctula
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Syrphus +11

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
SyrphusSyrphus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet · Primrose · Ramsons · Wood Anemone · Balkan Anemone +2

Sweet VioletViola odorata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025

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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