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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.81723, -0.79379
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Grand Union Canal (Aylesbury Arm) Walk
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 5 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 Round Aylesbury Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Aylesbury Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thame Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wychert Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pebble Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pebble Local cycle route
Show on map Topaz Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Topaz Local cycle route
Show on map St Peter's Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Platinum Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Platinum Local cycle route
Show on map Ruby Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ruby Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
29,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,462 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Mallard · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Tern Sterna hirundo Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goosander Mergus merganser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chinese Water Deer
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Stable Fly · Harpalus affinis +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,462 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Mallard · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Tern Sterna hirundo Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goosander Mergus merganser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chinese Water Deer
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Stable Fly · Harpalus affinis +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Harpalus affinis Harpalus affinis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 