Willen Park

Willen Lake

Willen Lake is a popular destination in Willen Park, and it’s easy to see why. The lake is beautiful, and it’s a great place for a picnic or a walk. There are also several benches where visitors can relax and take in the scenery.

Willen Park is a beautiful park located in Milton Keynes, England. The park is home to a variety of plants and animals, as well as several picnic areas and a playground. Willen Park is a great place for a family outing, and it’s also popular with runners and cyclists.

Created: 24  February  2022  Edited: 29  November  2023

Willen Lake Details

Willen Lake is a small freshwater lake in Buckinghamshire, situated at an altitude of around 57 meters and is very shallow.

The shoreline of Willen Lake is approximately 2.634 Kilometers all the way round.

  • Altitude: 57 m
  • Shoreline: 2.634 Km
  • Depth: very shallow

Willen Lake and Park Information

Willen Lake and Park Address

V10 Brickhill St, Milton Keynes MK15 0DS, UK

MK15 0DS

Website: http://www.willenlake.org.uk/

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Local History around Willen Lake

There are some historic monuments around including:

Civil War defences in Bury FieldMoated site with associated earthworks, 770m south of St Mary's Church, south of the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer StreetDanesborough Camp: a slight univallate hillfort 420m north of The KnollTickford BridgeMoated site, fishponds and associated earthworks 150m south-east of Haversham ManorMoated site and associated fishpond south of Mill LaneMoated site and fishpond at Old Rectory Farm.The Toot: a motte and bailey castle and later manorial complex 450m south west of St Mary's ChurchBradwell castle mound: a motte and bailey castle 80m north east of St. Lawrence's Church.Roman town of Magiovinium and Roman fortShrunken Medieval Village, Woughton on the GreenMoated site, fishponds and deserted medieval village of Tattenhoe, 300m west of Home Park Farm.Moated site, fishponds and associated earthworks, west of All Saints Church, Milton Keynes Village.Moated site at Old Moat FarmMoated site and fishponds 200m north-west of Up EndGreat Linford BrickworksMoated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 150m west of Loughton ManorSecklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street.Tyringham BridgeMoated site and fishponds at Great WoolstoneMotte castle 200m south-east of Wavendon ManorShrunken medieval village at CaldecotteBradwell Bury: a moated site and associated manor house remains at Moat HouseBowl barrow at junction of Crofts End and Bedford RoadMedieval manor of SimpsonFishpond in Water Spinney 600m SE of St Giles's Church TattenhoeMoated site known as Caves Manor immediately east of the Manor House.

Wildlife in and around Willen Lake

Willen Lake Birds

There are 126 species of birds recorded as found near Willen Lake.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

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