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Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.11342, -0.74919
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II* Registered Park and Garden — Particularly important historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England, of more than special interest.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐝 95+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Eristalis pertinax and Melanostoma scalare are among those observed ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐝 95+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Eristalis pertinax and Melanostoma scalare are among those observed ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Melanostoma scalare, Platycheirus albimanus +92 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Melanostoma scalare, Platycheirus albimanus +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Kestrel · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Kestrel · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Northamptonshire Round Walking route ▾
Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
MK Redway Super Route V10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V10 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H4 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route Railway Walk Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RW Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V6 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V8 Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Fences Lane bridleway · 607 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 607 m Surface paved Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
3,975 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,975 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel
Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus ribesii +90
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025 Orange Balsam · Bittersweet
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,975 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel
Eristalis pertinax · Melanostoma scalare · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus ribesii +90
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025 Orange Balsam · Bittersweet
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Platycheirus occultus Platycheirus occultus2025
Platycheirus occultus Platycheirus occultus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata2025
Drab Wood-soldierfly Solva marginata2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Baetis fuscatus Baetis fuscatus2025
Baetis fuscatus Baetis fuscatus2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus
Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Cheilosia vernalis Cheilosia vernalis
Cheilosia vernalis Cheilosia vernalis
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Red Ant Myrmica rubra2025
Suillia affinis Suillia affinis2025
Suillia affinis Suillia affinis2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis2025
Oncopsis alni Oncopsis alni2025
Oncopsis alni Oncopsis alni2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca2025
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Halticus luteicollis Halticus luteicollis2025
Halticus luteicollis Halticus luteicollis2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus2025
Avens Mining Sawfly Metallus lanceolatus2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2025
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2025
Tremulicerus tremulae Tremulicerus tremulae2025
Tremulicerus tremulae Tremulicerus tremulae2025
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Orchestes pilosus Orchestes pilosus2025
Orchestes pilosus Orchestes pilosus2025
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana2025
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2025
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis2025
Mordellochroa abdominalis Mordellochroa abdominalis2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima2025
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima2025
Orthonevra nobilis Orthonevra nobilis2025
Orthonevra nobilis Orthonevra nobilis2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Macronychia dolini Macronychia dolini2025
Macronychia dolini Macronychia dolini2025
Long-horned Black Legionnaire Beris geniculata2025
Long-horned Black Legionnaire Beris geniculata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Poplar Knucklehorn Cladius grandis2025
Poplar Knucklehorn Cladius grandis2025
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2025
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