Wavendon Heights Playing Fields 8 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.02782, -0.67264
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 on site — 14 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 on site — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Waxwing +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Waxwing +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Smooth Meadow-grass, Daisy, Yorkshire-fog +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Smooth Meadow-grass, Daisy, Yorkshire-fog +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map John Bunyan Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km 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 138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V11 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V7 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V6 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route V4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref V4 Local cycle route
Show on map MK Redway Super Route H10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref H10 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Longslade Trail Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Phoebe Lane bridleway · 190 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 190 m Path type: track
Show on map Phoebe Lane bridleway · 228 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 228 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
5,573 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Robin · Starling · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +34
Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Large Red Damselfly · Epistrophe eligans · Nettle Groundbug · Brown Hawker · Hairy Dragonfly +2
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Smooth Meadow-grass · Daisy · Yorkshire-fog · White Clover · Ribwort Plantain +30
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,573 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Robin · Starling · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +34
Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Chinese Water Deer
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Large Red Damselfly · Epistrophe eligans · Nettle Groundbug · Brown Hawker · Hairy Dragonfly +2
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Smooth Meadow-grass · Daisy · Yorkshire-fog · White Clover · Ribwort Plantain +30
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2025
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Whitebeam Sorbus2025
Whitebeam Sorbus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Buttercup Ranunculus2025
Buttercup Ranunculus2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Hazel Corylus
Hazel Corylus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Plantain Plantago2025
Plantain Plantago2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025 