Wildlife in our Parks
Find out all about the exciting wildlife that call our parks their home, learn about how you can help protect our wildlife and discover new places to visit.
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We host around 500 events and activities across Milton Keynes' parks every year, explore our calendar to find out what we have planned in 2022.
Explore this section and find out more about the different activities you can enjoy across the parks such as running, orienteering, walking and more.
We're an independent charity that cares for many of Milton Keynes parks and green spaces. This adds up to 6,000 acres of river valleys, woodlands, lakesides, parks and landscaped areas alongside the main roads.
Explore this section and find out about becoming a volunteer, holding an event, holding a licensed activity, signing up for our newsletter and much more.
Find out all about the exciting wildlife that call our parks their home, learn about how you can help protect our wildlife and discover new places to visit.
Learn more about great crested newts and how you can help make a difference in Milton Keynes.
read moreFind out about hedgehogs, plus discover plenty of tips to encourage them to visit your garden in Milton Keynes.
read moreIn 2017 we introduced a herd of wild Konik ponies to the Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve, the new residents at the reserve, graze this area and provide a vital role in its management.
read moreOur native swan, the Mute Swan, is a beautiful and elegant bird which is abundant and widespread across the UK. The lakes, wetland nature reserves and rivers and canals in Milton Keynes all have resident Mute Swans and in the winter months their numbers may be swollen with visitors.
read moreThe perfect time to see beautiful English bluebells blossom across Milton Keynes is from mid-April to late May during Spring season. Learn more...
read moreA pond is a relatively small body of fresh still water, either natural or man-made. Water sources are a vital part of habitats for all wildlife from birds to mammals, livestock and a life source itself for many of our invertebrates and amphibians.
read moreWildflower meadows are areas of grasslands where a variety of natural, native and uncultivated plants are grown.
read moreA wealth of wildlife can be found and experienced in our parks and green spaces across Milton Keynes. The land in our care includes ancient woodlands and recent plantations; old hedgerows and ‘veteran’ trees; grazing pastures and hay meadows; areas of scrubland; ponds, lakes, rivers and streams.
read moreThis new Action Plan provides an overview of biodiversity across the county of Buckinghamshire and outlines the action necessary to conserve and restore wildlife in the face of the many threats our natural environment faces.
read moreFind out more about mini habitats in the parks
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