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Astcote Thorns

6 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.16330, -1.02167

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nodding Bur-marigold · last seen 2020; Plants — Nodding Bur-marigold · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Grafton WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pattishall Millenium Walk 2000bridleway · 26 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mPath type: track
Pattishall Millenium Walk 2000bridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mPath type: path
Pattishall Millennium Walk 2000bridleway · 593 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 593 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway and south-western corner of Astcote Thorns

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway and south-western corner of Astcote Thorns

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bury Mount GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Sawpit GreenUrban park4.2 km→🌱River WalkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Shires Meadow ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱WatermeadowsUrban park4.4 km→✦EASTON NESTONHistoric site4.7 km→

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