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Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
51.97867, -0.71594
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Wren, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Wren, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cross Bucks 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 Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ouzel Meander Walking route 7.2 km ▾
Named route Length 7.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Towpath public footpath · 704 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 704 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Towpath public footpath · 539 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 539 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Towpath public footpath · 893 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 893 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map 118 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Bucks) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Longslade Trail Mountain bike route ▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,253 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,253 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Snapping Turtle
Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Oedemera lurida · Black-horned Cleg · Xanthogramma pedissequum +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida Black-horned Cleg Haematopota crassicornis Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Pterocomma rufipes Pterocomma rufipes Graphomya maculata Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,253 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +37
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Snapping Turtle
Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Oedemera lurida · Black-horned Cleg · Xanthogramma pedissequum +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida Black-horned Cleg Haematopota crassicornis Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Pterocomma rufipes Pterocomma rufipes Graphomya maculata Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
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
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 