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Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Bar Bar Black Sheep — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Bar Bar Black Sheep — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Sweet Violet, Balkan Anemone · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet, Balkan Anemone · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grafton WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

North Bucks WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Three Shires WayWalking route79 km

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Millennium Circular RouteCycling route

Named routeRef MLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route

Named routeRef V7Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route

Named routeRef V6Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route

Named routeRef V4Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route

Named routeRef H8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

38,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +46

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CootFulica atra2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Eristalis intricaria · Idiocerus herrichi · Marmalade Hoverfly

Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Idiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichi
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet · Balkan Anemone

Sweet VioletViola odorata
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +46

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CootFulica atra2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Eristalis intricaria · Idiocerus herrichi · Marmalade Hoverfly

Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Idiocerus herrichiIdiocerus herrichi
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet · Balkan Anemone

Sweet VioletViola odorata
Balkan AnemoneAnemone blanda

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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