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Allithorne Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Duncan Lilly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

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52.10193, -1.15046

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Common Pincushion, Heath Star Moss +49 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 50Cycling route

Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route4 km

Named routeRef 50Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 50Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route525 m

Named routeRef 50Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route93 m

Named routeRef 50Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route51 m

Named routeRef 50Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,156 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,156 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackcap +40

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Rock DoveColumba livia
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Red Fox · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Beautiful Demoiselle

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,156 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackcap +40

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SwiftApus apus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Rock DoveColumba livia
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Red Fox · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Beautiful Demoiselle

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Duncan Lilly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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