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Irchester Country Park

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.28468, -0.66331

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 253m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 253m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber, 10-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km▾

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Ditchford Muddy Boot TrailWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Nature Trail WalkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km▾

Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route▾

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

20,202 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

20,202 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds87 species

springautumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Mute Swan

+82 more species

All 87 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwanCygnus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox

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Insects8 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber · 10-spot Ladybird · Twin-lobed Deerfly · Ant Damsel Bug

+3 more species

All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

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Plants8 species

springautumn

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum · Lords-and-Ladies · Spear Thistle · Tutsan

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,202 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds87 species

springautumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Mute Swan

+82 more species

All 87 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwanCygnus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox

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Insects8 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber · 10-spot Ladybird · Twin-lobed Deerfly · Ant Damsel Bug

+3 more species

All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

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Plants8 species

springautumn

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum · Lords-and-Ladies · Spear Thistle · Tutsan

+3 more species

All 8 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Quarry truck in Irchester Country Park

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Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Quarry truck in Irchester Country Park

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Parking

Woodland Car Park · Paid · 206m

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Picnic spot

5 · 229m away

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Playground

2 · 253m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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