Askershaw Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 49 ha
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Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.47488, -0.77343
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Stock Dove +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Stock Dove +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Gooseberry, Bluebell, Hairy St John's-wort +136 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Gooseberry, Blackthorn, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Bembidion articulatum, Bembidion dentellum +52 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Bembidion articulatum, Bembidion dentellum +52 more · last seen 2024
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 164 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 847 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 847 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The edge of Askershaw Wood
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Wildlife to spot
848 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 848 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Stock Dove · Snipe · Wren +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2021 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Ruddy Darter +4
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis 🌿 Plants 33 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Cow Parsley · Red Campion · Herb-Paris · Hairy St John's-wort · Common Valerian +28
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Red Campion Silene dioica Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia2021 Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2021 Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2021 Sanicle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 848 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Stock Dove · Snipe · Wren +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2021 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Ruddy Darter +4
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis 🌿 Plants 33 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Cow Parsley · Red Campion · Herb-Paris · Hairy St John's-wort · Common Valerian +28
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Red Campion Silene dioica Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia2021 Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2021 Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2021 Sanicle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021 Sanicula europaea2021
Sanicula europaea2021
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2023
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2023
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus2021
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus2021
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2021
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2021
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2021
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2021
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2021
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2021
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Remote Sedge Carex remota2021
Remote Sedge Carex remota2021
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2021
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2021
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2021
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2021
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha2021
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha2021
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2021
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2021
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2021
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2021
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2021
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2021
Thin-spiked Wood-sedge Carex strigosa2021
Thin-spiked Wood-sedge Carex strigosa2021
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2021
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2021
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2021
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2021
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2021
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2021
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2021
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2021
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2021
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2021
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021 