Oxley Woods Living

Oxley Woods is located to the south-western edge of the “New City” of Milton Keynes, as part of the Oxley Park estate, situated within the parish of Shenley Church End.

This unique position places residents within walking distance of several established woods, open countryside and traditional villages, yet only a few minutes from Central Milton Keynes.

We are served by the No.2 bus service which connects Westcroft in the south-western corner of Milton Keynes to Newport Pagnell in the north-east, via central Milton Keynes.

You can find Oxley Woods on Google Maps, and Bing Maps.

Nature and Environment

Oxley Woods is within easy walking distance of three mature woodland areas in Milton Keynes. Oakhill Wood, Shenley Wood, and Howe Park Wood.

Oxley Park contains an ancient hay meadow, Oxley Mead, which is a 3.7 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest, which along with the aforementioned Howe Park Wood form the only two such sites in Milton Keynes.

To the west of Oxley Park, on the border of Aylesbury Vale, in the direction of the nearby village of Whaddon lies the North Bucks Way. The North Bucks Way is a 33 mile walking route established in 1972 by the Ramblers Association running from The Ridgeway in the south to Cosgrove and the Grand Union Canal in the north.

Also of note nearby in Shenley Church End is Shenley Toot, “comprising of a complex of earthworks covering an area of approximately 4 hectares, including a large motte like mound after which the site is named”. You can see more on The National Heritage website.

Closer to home Oxley Woods has a linear park running along its southern flank maintained by The Parks Trust, home to the Oxley Woods Big Lunch, and a mature hedgerow to the west. Hawk type birds have been spotted flying overhead, there are owls locally, and there appears to be many varied winged species living close by, not least in the rookery at Ash Pole Spinney which is just to the east of Oxley Woods on Oxley Park.

Infrastructure

Aside from benefiting from all the convenience of Central Milton Keynes, with its shopping, entertainments, fast rail link to Birmingham and London Euston being only three miles away, and the M1 being within ten miles, Oxley Woods has many local centres close by to avoid reliance on public transport or cars.

On the Oxley Park estate we have the following shops/services:

• Dental Practice
• Fish and Chips
• Tesco Express convenience store
• Indian Restaurant
• Dance Studio
• Ceramics Studio
• Chinese Takeaway
• Domino’s Pizza
• Boutique Coffee Shop
• Dry Cleaners
• Estate Agent
• Hair Salon
• Veterinary Centre
• Private Childcare
• Oxley Park Academy (Primary School)
• Oxley Park Community and Children’s Centre

If that isn’t enough, there are local centres within five miles where you can find doctors’ surgeries, more takeaways, a large Morrison’s supermarket, Next and other shopping outlets, post offices, car dealerships… all the convinience of the city, right on the edge of the country!

Education/Child Services

Oxley Woods is situated between the Oxley Park Academy primary school (ofsted), and the Hazely Acedemy secondary school (ofsted). There is a sure-start centre and play group held at the Oxley Park Community and Children’s Centre, as well as a private daycare centre.

The linear park which runs to the south of Oxley Woods has several high-quality play areas along its route, for children of all ages from toddlers to teenagers and beyond!

There are many good walks, bike rides (both on and away from Milton Keynes’ brilliant redway system) and play parks in and around the various local estates, while Central Milton Keynes has two cinema complexes, an indoor snow centre and many other attractions for kids of all ages.