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Irthlingborough Bridge

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📷 Mike Todd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.32542, -0.59756

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Lapwing +69 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Heritage

Very strong match

Free

Grade I listed building: IRTHLINGBOROUGH OLD BRIDGE AND ATTACHED CAUSEWAY (THAT PART IN IRTHLINGBOROUGH CIVIL PARISH); Historic site

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Lapwing +69 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis +19 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Free

Plants — Hyacinth · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km▾

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km▾

Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route

Ditchford Muddy Boot TrailWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Nature Trail WalkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route▾

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

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Horse riding

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7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

132,927 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

132,927 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds72 species

winter

2026

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Lapwing · Cormorant · Grey Heron

+67 more species

All 72 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

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Insects22 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa · Helina evecta

+17 more species

All 22 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

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Plants1 species

spring

2026

Hyacinth

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

132,927 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds72 species

winter

2026

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Lapwing · Cormorant · Grey Heron

+67 more species

All 72 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🐝

Insects22 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa · Helina evecta

+17 more species

All 22 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

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Plants1 species

spring

2026

Hyacinth

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Mike Todd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Irthlingborough Bridge

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Photos

📷 Mike Todd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Irthlingborough Bridge

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Parking

Nene Park Stadium · 109m

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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