🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.75602, 0.50353
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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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pleasure Gardens WalkWalking route▾
Repton's WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Estate Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Admiral McHardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Desborough Pathpublic footpath · 84 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Martingale Drivepublic footpath · 53 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Rubens Gatepublic footpath · 25 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Regional Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
Great Waltham to City Centre Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,084 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Newt
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red Admiral · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Gatekeeper +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,084 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Great Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Newt
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red Admiral · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Gatekeeper +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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