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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 602 ha
Getting here
52.43349, -0.67285
Open directionsv Boughton House is a country house in the parish of Weekley in Northamptonshire, England, located about 3 miles (4. 8 km) north-east of Kettering. It is situated within an estate of 11,000 acres (4,451.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade I listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: STABLE BLOCK AT BOUGHTON HOUSE; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lyveden Way Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Named route Length 15.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 13 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 260 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 260 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 690 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 690 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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
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Public paths
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Photos New avenue near Boughton House
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Cryptophagus scutellatus Cryptophagus scutellatus2025
Cryptophagus scutellatus Cryptophagus scutellatus2025
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Greater Snowdrop Galanthus elwesii
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Wallflower Erysimum cheiri
Wallflower Erysimum cheiri
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Aubretia Aubrieta deltoidea
Aubretia Aubrieta deltoidea
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
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