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Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.21707, -0.89740

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
✦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

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
✦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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Heritage

Very strong match

Free

Grade I listed building: THE ELEANOR CROSS; Historic site

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Dock Bug, Field Grasshopper, Swollen-thighed Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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

Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾

Named route

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Cycling

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133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 536Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network

Brampton Valley WayCycling route▾

Named route

Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route▾

Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

NorbitalCycling route▾

Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

16,263 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

16,263 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds64 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie

+59 more species

All 64 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Great TitParus major2025
WigeonMareca penelope
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Palmate Newt

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Insects18 species

summer

2025

Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Summer Chafer

+13 more species

All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea

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Plants2 species

wintersummer

2026

Silver Birch · Yellow Water-lily

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,263 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds64 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie

+59 more species

All 64 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Great TitParus major2025
WigeonMareca penelope
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Palmate Newt

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Insects18 species

summer

2025

Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Summer Chafer

+13 more species

All 18 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea

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Plants2 species

wintersummer

2026

Silver Birch · Yellow Water-lily

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eleanor Cross (detail)

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Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eleanor Cross (detail)

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Parking

2 nearby · 436m

Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Delapre EstateUrban park900 m→🌱Becket's ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Hunsbury Hill Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Beckett's ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Ladybridge ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱The RacecourseUrban park3.6 km→