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Swinburne Park

5 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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51.95793, -0.29764

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cow Parsley, Yarrow, Creeping Bent +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route

STOOP Link Path 7 - Stevenage Outer Orbital PathWalking route

Link from Stevenage to the STOOP path (at approx 10 o'clock on clockface)

Named routeLocal walking route

The Chiltern Way Northern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWNRegional walking route

Westmill Lanepublic footpath · 134 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Westmill Lanepublic footpath · 4 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface groundPath type: footway

Westmill Lanepublic footpath · 4 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface groundPath type: footway

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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route250 m

Named routeRef 12Length 250 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

Oughtonhead lanerestricted byway · 353 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 353 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Oughtonhead Lanerestricted byway · 1 km

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Icknield Waybridleway · 499 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 499 mSurface groundPath type: track

Westmill Lanerestricted byway · 45 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 45 mSurface groundPath type: footway

Oughtonhead Lanerestricted byway · 97 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 97 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

33,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025

🐝

Insects7 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Silver-moss

Silver-mossBryum argenteum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer · Muntjac

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025

🐝

Insects7 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Silver-moss

Silver-mossBryum argenteum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field on the edge of Westmill

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