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Howe Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.52929, -0.50044

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track along the edge of Howe Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track along the edge of Howe Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kings Cliffe Village FieldUrban park4.5 km→🌱The Pytchell (Community Orchard & 'The Quiet Place')Urban park3.8 km→🌱Maltings Green Pocket ParkUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪All Saints' and St James ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Mary and All Saints ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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