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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Dogs welcome 241 ha
Getting here
52.27994, -1.00046
Open directionsv Althorp is a Grade I listed stately home and estate in the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, England of about 13,000 acres (5,300 ha). By road it is about 6 miles (9. 7 km) northwest of the county town of Northampton and about 75 miles (121 km) northwest of central London, situated between the villages of Great Brington and Harlestone.
Read more on Wikipedia → Historic house museum Grade I listed building c. 1508
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: ALTHORP, FALCONRY OR HAWKING TOWER; Historic site
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Peacock +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Cow Parsley, White Campion +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 ▾
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Norbital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 539 Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Ref 539 Length 161 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 520 m ▾
Named route Ref 539 Length 520 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 409 m ▾
Named route Ref 539 Length 409 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 887 m ▾
Named route Ref 539 Length 887 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 539 Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Althorp House, Northamptonshire
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Wildlife to spot
2,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,779 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Marsh Tit · Coal Tit · Great Tit +28
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Cow Parsley · Ground-ivy · Garlic Mustard · White Campion · Bluebell +72
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024 White Campion Silene latifolia Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,779 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Marsh Tit · Coal Tit · Great Tit +28
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Cow Parsley · Ground-ivy · Garlic Mustard · White Campion · Bluebell +72
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024 White Campion Silene latifolia Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2024
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2024
Cat-mint Nepeta cataria2024
Cat-mint Nepeta cataria2024
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2024
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Pignut Conopodium majus2024
Pignut Conopodium majus2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2024
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2024
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2024
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2024
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2024
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2024
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Rosa canina Rosa canina2024
Rosa canina Rosa canina2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2024
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2024
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2024
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2024
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Hemlock Conium maculatum2024
Hemlock Conium maculatum2024
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2024
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2024
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2023
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2023 