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📷 Martin Addison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.96201, -0.68691

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Crossbill
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Crossbill
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Crossbill, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Crossbill, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Parasyrphus punctulatus, Melangyna quadrimaculata +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Parasyrphus punctulatus, Melangyna quadrimaculata +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Milton Keynes Boundary Walk

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cross Bucks WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Seven Parishes Millennium Circular WalkWalking route21.6 km

Named routeLength 21.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

(6)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeLocal cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V10Cycling route

Named routeRef V10Local cycle route

National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route

Named routeRef H8Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Longslade TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

17,726 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,726 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird +37

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Parasyrphus punctulatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melangyna quadrimaculata · Eudasyphora cyanella · Meliscaeva auricollis +1

Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melangyna quadrimaculataMelangyna quadrimaculata
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Cornelian-cherry

Cornelian-cherryCornus mas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,726 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird +37

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Parasyrphus punctulatus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Melangyna quadrimaculata · Eudasyphora cyanella · Meliscaeva auricollis +1

Parasyrphus punctulatusParasyrphus punctulatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Melangyna quadrimaculataMelangyna quadrimaculata
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Cornelian-cherry

Cornelian-cherryCornus mas

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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