Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.57669, -0.41118
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Toothwort, Ramsons, Musk Thistle +22 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Black Clock +16 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Torpel WayWalking route▾
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Gate lodge at Stibbington House in Wansford
Photos
Gate lodge at Stibbington House in Wansford
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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