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Boughton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland64 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome64 ha

Getting here

52.42820, -0.64735

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Tawny Owl +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Tawny Owl +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Hair-pointed Feather-moss, Ivy +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Chestnut, Small White, Meadow Brown +238 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Chestnut, Small White, Meadow Brown +238 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Red Dead-nettle, Hazel

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km

Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route260 m

Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route690 m

Named routeRef 552Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route847 m

Named routeRef 552Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route812 m

Named routeRef 552Length 812 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Tawny Owl · Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +42

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Great TitParus major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Lady's Bedstraw

Lady's BedstrawGalium verum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Tawny Owl · Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +42

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Great TitParus major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Lady's Bedstraw

Lady's BedstrawGalium verum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Fermyn Woods Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Brigstock Pocket ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦BOUGHTON HOUSEHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Drayton ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Stanion pocket parkUrban park4.6 km→⛪Church of St John the EvangelistReligious grounds4.4 km→

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