Lutton Old Common - Broadleaved woodland
17 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
52.47082, -0.39190
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
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeLength 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 53Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,269 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,269 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2025▾
Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Bullfinch · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +34
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Marmalade Hoverfly · Volucella pellucens · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- SyrphusSyrphus
Black Bryony · Horse-chestnut · Spear Thistle · White Clover · Hedge Bedstraw +85
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,269 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2025▾
Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Bullfinch · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +34
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
Marmalade Hoverfly · Volucella pellucens · Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- SyrphusSyrphus
Black Bryony · Horse-chestnut · Spear Thistle · White Clover · Hedge Bedstraw +85
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas