Thurphy Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.08281, -0.63505
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 494m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 494m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whitethroat, Rook, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whitethroat, Rook, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yew, Blackthorn, Coltsfoot +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Clay Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Walk Walking route 10.5 km ▾
Named route Length 10.5 km Local walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
MK Redway Super Route V11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V11 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H6 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 70 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 70 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 105 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 105 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Shire Lane bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Field, hedge and woodland next to Murtlands Farm
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Wildlife to spot
5,423 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,423 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Whitethroat · Swift · Willow Warbler · Nightingale · Hobby +33
Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Hobby Falco subbuteo Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Swifts Apodidae2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Migrant Hawker · Beautiful Demoiselle · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter +8
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Yew · Blackthorn
Yew Taxus baccata Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,423 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Whitethroat · Swift · Willow Warbler · Nightingale · Hobby +33
Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Hobby Falco subbuteo Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Raven Corvus corax Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Swifts Apodidae2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Migrant Hawker · Beautiful Demoiselle · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter +8
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Brown Hawker Yew · Blackthorn
Yew Taxus baccata Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024 