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Manorial earthworks

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.25175, -0.67561

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Lapwing
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Lapwing, Mallard +90 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Lapwing, Mallard +90 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

picnic area, car park

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +18 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
Named route
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional 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

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Footpath to Wollaston crosses the A509

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Wollaston crosses the A509

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Facilities

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Parking

3 nearby · 131m

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Picnic spot

266m away

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Playground

277m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Irchester Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️IRCHESTERCountry park3.8 km→🦉SUMMER LEYSNature reserve2.3 km→🌱Irchester Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Roman town of Irchester and preceding Iron Age settlement; including remains of the medieval hamlet of Chester on the WaterHistoric site4.6 km→✦HINWICK HOUSEHistoric site3.2 km→