Lilford Woods - Broadleaved woodland
12 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
52.44609, -0.47006
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
5,496 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,496 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Peregrine · Bittern · Yellow-legged Gull +35
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius forestieri · Eristalis tenax · Parent Bug · Ruddy Darter +2
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Field Maple · Common Ragwort · Common Couch · Rosa canina · Common Nettle +61
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,496 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Peregrine · Bittern · Yellow-legged Gull +35
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
24-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius forestieri · Eristalis tenax · Parent Bug · Ruddy Darter +2
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Field Maple · Common Ragwort · Common Couch · Rosa canina · Common Nettle +61
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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