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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Milton Keynes Getting here
52.04612, -0.74679
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Primrose, Sweet Violet, Wood Anemone +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Primrose, Sweet Violet, Wood Anemone +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Common Chickweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 North Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hanslope Circular Ride Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 169 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Millennium Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
39,981 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,981 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Coot · Grey Heron · Cormorant · Gadwall +40
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Primrose · Sweet Violet · Wood Anemone · Cowslip · Shepherd's-purse +9
Primrose Primula vulgaris Sweet Violet Viola odorata Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Cowslip Primula veris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,981 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Coot · Grey Heron · Cormorant · Gadwall +40
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Primrose · Sweet Violet · Wood Anemone · Cowslip · Shepherd's-purse +9
Primrose Primula vulgaris Sweet Violet Viola odorata Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Cowslip Primula veris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris White Dead-nettle Lamium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys 