Broughton Grounds
Location
This small area of Farmland, Woodland, and small ponds is situated in an undisturbed area on the edge of Milton Keynes adjacent to the M1.
Situated at the end of Broughton Grounds Lane, off the A5130 near Junction 14 of the M1.
Background
Broughton Grounds is an under watched area of Farmland, Woodland, and Gravel Pits on the edge of Milton Keynes. It is usually fairly undisturbed, and a good variety of birdlife can seen relatively easily. In addition, there is a thriving fox population, and most visitors can expect to see Chinese Water Deer grazing in distant fields.
I'm also reliably informed that this is a good site for the Long-winged Conehead, a species of Bush-Cricket.
UPDATE: Dec 2003. the small ponds next to the car park have now been largely filled in by the Gravel Workings.
The Footpath between the grounds and Salford Road does however go across the border into Bedfordshire, where there is a large muddy area still good for the occasional wader.
Bird Species Seen at Broughton Grounds (May 2000 -)
| Species | Status | |
| Little Grebe | Occasional | |
| Great Cormorant | Occasional | |
| Grey Heron | Common | |
| Mute Swan | Occasional | |
| Mallard | Common | |
| Common Teal | Occasional Winter | |
| Tufted Duck | Common | |
| Common Buzzard | Occasional | |
| Pochard | Occasional | |
| Sparrowhawk | Occasional | |
| Common Kestrel | Common | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Summer | |
| Red-legged Partridge | Common | |
| Grey Partridge | Fairly Common | |
| Common Moorhen | Common | |
| Eurasian Coot | Common | |
| Water Rail | Rare | |
| Ringed Plover | Rare | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Occasional Summer | |
| Northern Lapwing | Common | |
| Golden Plover | Winter | |
| Curlew | Rare | |
| Common Redshank | Occasional | |
| Greenshank | Rare | |
| Common Sandpiper | Occasional | |
| Green Sandpiper | Rare | |
| Common Snipe | Winter | |
| Stock Dove | Occasional | |
| Wood Pigeon | Common | |
| European Turtle-dove | Summer | |
| Eurasian Collared-dove | Occasional | |
| Common Cuckoo | Common | |
| Lesser Black Backed Gull | Common | |
| Herring Gull | Occasional | |
| Common Gull | Occasional | |
| Black Headed Gull | Common | |
| Common Tern | Occasional | |
| Short Eared Owl | Rare | |
| Little Owl | Rare Resident | |
| Common Swift | Common, Summer | |
| Green Woodpecker | Common | |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Common | |
| Eurasian Skylark | Common | |
| Kingfisher | Occasional | |
| Sand Martin | Common, Summer | |
| Barn Swallow | Summer | |
| House Martin | Summer | |
| Meadow Pipit | Common | |
| Tree Pipit | Summer | |
| Wheatear | Summer | |
| Pied Wagtail | Common | |
| Yellow Wagtail | Occasional Summer | |
| Grey Wagtail | Occasional Winter | |
| Stonechat | Occasional | |
| Whinchat | Occasional Migrant | |
| Robin | Common | |
| Wren | Common | |
| Dunnock | Common | |
| Redstart | Rare | |
| Black Redstart | V.Rare (1 sighting) | |
| Eurasian Blackbird | Common | |
| Song Thrush | Common | |
| Mistle Thrush | Occasional | |
| Fieldfare | Winter | |
| Redwing | Winter | |
| Blackcap | Summer | |
| Reed Warbler | Occasional | |
| Sedge Warbler | Summer | |
| Grasshopper Warbler | Rare Summer | |
| Common Whitethroat | Common, Summer | |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Occasional Summer | |
| Willow Warbler | Common, Summer | |
| Chiff Chaff | Summer | |
| Goldcrest | Resident | |
| Long-tailed Tit | Common | |
| Great Tit | Common | |
| Blue Tit | Common | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Common | |
| Rook | Common | |
| Carrion Crow | Common | |
| Jackdaw | Resident | |
| Common Starling | Common | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Occasional | |
| Chaffinch | Common | |
| European Greenfinch | Common | |
| European Goldfinch | Common | |
| Bullfinch | Common | |
| Eurasian Linnet | Occasional | |
| Yellowhammer | Common | |
| Reed Bunting | Common |
