Cockendale Wood - Woodland
12 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
52.49597, -0.58844
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
5 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
3,716 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,716 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Hawfinch · Blackbird +40
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Four-spotted Chaser
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Meadow Vetchling · Perforate St John's-wort · Hedge Bedstraw · Common Mouse-ear · Wood Small-reed +21
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,716 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Hawfinch · Blackbird +40
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Four-spotted Chaser
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Meadow Vetchling · Perforate St John's-wort · Hedge Bedstraw · Common Mouse-ear · Wood Small-reed +21
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
Common FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisWild BasilClinopodium vulgareWild BasilClinopodium vulgareCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestrePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaEvents & activities nearby
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