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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.86298, -0.73799
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Woodpigeon
- ☀️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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, 24-spot Ladybird +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Round Aylesbury WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Ridges LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Aqua WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef AquaLocal cycle route
Sapphire WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef SapphireLocal cycle route
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
N/ACycling route59 m▾
Named routeLength 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route24 m▾
Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
5,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,946 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreenfinch · Spotted Flycatcher · Wren · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
🐝Insects40 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · 24-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa +35
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,946 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreenfinch · Spotted Flycatcher · Wren · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
🐝Insects40 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · 24-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Rhaphigaster nebulosa +35
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Rhaphigaster nebulosaRhaphigaster nebulosa
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEleagnus SuckerCacopsylla fulguralisEleagnus SuckerCacopsylla fulguralisVernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Vernal ShieldbugPeribalus strictus2025Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2025Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025ScymnusScymnus2025ScymnusScymnus2025European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuletiEuropean CinchbugIschnodemus sabuletiLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2025Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2025Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025