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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.85162, -1.11450
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackcap
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackcap
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Dunnock +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Dunnock +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Western Honey Bee +128 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Langford Health RouteWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Islip-HortonCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
16Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR21Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR12Cycling route▾
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,948 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,948 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit +45
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Emperor Dragonfly · Aphrophora alni · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Brown Hawker · Common Darter +8
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Striped Slender Robberfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,948 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit +45
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Emperor Dragonfly · Aphrophora alni · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Brown Hawker · Common Darter +8
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Striped Slender Robberfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptogaster cylindrica
Leptogaster cylindrica
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis mellifera