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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.98580, -0.71560

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Wren +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Wren +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Seven Parishes Millennium Circular WalkWalking route21.6 km

Named routeLength 21.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Towpathpublic footpath · 893 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 893 mSurface asphaltPath type: path

Cranwell Crescentpublic footpath · 17 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mPath type: residential

Towpathpublic footpath · 850 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 850 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

134 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H8Cycling route

Named routeRef H8Local cycle route

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V11Cycling route

Named routeRef V11Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V7Cycling route

Named routeRef V7Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Longslade TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspring

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +46

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects21 species

spring

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Syritta pipiens +16

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata
Dock Bug

🌿

Plants8 species

spring

2025

Canadian Waterweed / Nuttall's Waterweed · Creeping Buttercup · Common Sorrel · Cowslip · Creeping Thistle +3

Canadian Waterweed / Nuttall's WaterweedElodea canadensis or nutallii
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
CowslipPrimula veris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
Himalayan Balsam

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,968 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspring

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +46

WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects21 species

spring

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Platycheirus albimanus · Syritta pipiens +16

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata
Dock Bug

🌿

Plants8 species

spring

2025

Canadian Waterweed / Nuttall's Waterweed · Creeping Buttercup · Common Sorrel · Cowslip · Creeping Thistle +3

Canadian Waterweed / Nuttall's WaterweedElodea canadensis or nutallii
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
CowslipPrimula veris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
Himalayan Balsam

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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