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Dogs welcome 60 ha
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52.25822, -1.07742
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Ringlet +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Ringlet +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Garlic Mustard, Elder
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Marsh-marigold, Few-flowered Garlic +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Marsh-marigold, Few-flowered Garlic +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Northamptonshire Round Walking route ▾
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 49 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 49 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 680 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 680 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Cercopis vulnerata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024 Ground-ivy · Slender Speedwell · Greek Dock · Hogweed · Common Ragwort +37
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis Greek Dock Rumex cristatus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,640 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Barn Owl Tyto alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Cercopis vulnerata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024 Ground-ivy · Slender Speedwell · Greek Dock · Hogweed · Common Ragwort +37
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis Greek Dock Rumex cristatus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White Dead-nettle
White Dead-nettle
Lamium album2024
Lamium album2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2024
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2024
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2024
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2024
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2024
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2024
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024 