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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
52.24703, -0.86863
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Green Alkanet, Common Field-speedwell +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Green Alkanet, Common Field-speedwell +9 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Northamptonshire Round Walking route ▾
174 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 536 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 536 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brampton Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Connect2 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Norbital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 539 Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 874 m ▾
Named route Ref 539 Length 874 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
38,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Starling · Black-headed Gull +43
Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet · Common Field-speedwell · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Common Chickweed +6
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Common Chickweed Stellaria media Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Starling · Black-headed Gull +43
Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet · Common Field-speedwell · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Common Chickweed +6
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Common Chickweed Stellaria media Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
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