401st Bombardment Group H, US 8th Air Force
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.49552, -0.58769
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silverweed, Stone Parsley, Hoary Ragwort +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Roadside memorial to 401st Bombardment Group H
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,401 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,401 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Hawfinch · Woodpigeon +41
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Four-spotted Chaser
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Silverweed · Stone Parsley · Hoary Ragwort · Hairy St John's-wort · Agrimony +17
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- Stone ParsleySison amomum
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,401 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Hawfinch · Woodpigeon +41
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Four-spotted Chaser
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Silverweed · Stone Parsley · Hoary Ragwort · Hairy St John's-wort · Agrimony +17
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- Stone ParsleySison amomum
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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