Ironpits Wood - Broadleaved woodland
0 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.49783, -0.64653
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 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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 route847 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Public footpath north west of Weldon
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Wildlife to spot
6,381 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,381 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Starling · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail · Dunnock · Meadow Pipit +41
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Fallow Deer
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Four-spotted Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Ruddy Darter +12
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Common Blue Damselfly
Bee Orchid · Blue Fleabane · Purple Toadflax · Ploughman's-spikenard · Guelder-rose +21
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,381 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Starling · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail · Dunnock · Meadow Pipit +41
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Fallow Deer
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Four-spotted Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Ruddy Darter +12
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Common Blue Damselfly
Bee Orchid · Blue Fleabane · Purple Toadflax · Ploughman's-spikenard · Guelder-rose +21
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2025Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2025Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2025Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejosWood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejosMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataBerberisBerberisBerberisBerberisKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorField MadderSherardia arvensisField MadderSherardia arvensisAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisEvents & activities nearby
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