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Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.25395, -1.08508
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Common Spotted-orchid, Yellow-rattle +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Common Spotted-orchid, Yellow-rattle +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +16 more · last seen 2026
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 ▾
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 373 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 373 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 167 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 167 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 12 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 12 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 4.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Trees lining the Grand Union Canal
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Wildlife to spot
8,513 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,513 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +44
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Great Horsetail · Slender Speedwell · Greek Dock · Ground-ivy · Field Madder +9
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis Greek Dock Rumex cristatus Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Field Madder Sherardia arvensis Common Stonewort Chara vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,513 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +44
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Egret Egretta garzetta Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Great Horsetail · Slender Speedwell · Greek Dock · Ground-ivy · Field Madder +9
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis Greek Dock Rumex cristatus Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Field Madder Sherardia arvensis Common Stonewort Chara vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-leaved Pondweed
Broad-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton natans
Potamogeton natans
Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis
Callitriche stagnalis Callitriche stagnalis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus tenuis2024
Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus tenuis2024 