Tattenhoe Valley Park
103 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome103 ha
Getting here
51.99543, -0.78364
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Orange-tip +41 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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North Bucks WayWalking route▾
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Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route▾
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MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route▾
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MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route▾
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MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route▾
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MK Redway Super Route H10Cycling route▾
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10 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
37,418 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
37,418 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Pine Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +6
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Lesser Celandine
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,418 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Pine Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +6
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Lesser Celandine
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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