Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.27087, -0.82036
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 275m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 275m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Granary Weevil +15 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
Overstone Lanepublic footpath · 283 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 283 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Overstone Lanepublic footpath · 16 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: footway
Overstone Lanepublic footpath · 582 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 582 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 536Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NorbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
N/ACycling route84 m▾
Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,464 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,464 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
🐝Insects18 species
springautumn
2026Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Granary Weevil · 2-spot Ladybird · Yellow Mealworm Beetle
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Granary WeevilSitophilus granarius2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2026Cleavers · Lords-and-Ladies · Snowberry · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,464 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
🐝Insects18 species
springautumn
2026Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Granary Weevil · 2-spot Ladybird · Yellow Mealworm Beetle
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Granary WeevilSitophilus granarius2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
- Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2026Cleavers · Lords-and-Ladies · Snowberry · Himalayan Balsam · Ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2025White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025ByturusByturus2025ByturusByturus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2025Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Events & activities nearby
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