Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.29944, -0.68205
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Glossy Ibis +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Glossy Ibis +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cherry Plum, Dandelion +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cherry Plum, Dandelion +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km▾
Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route
Ditchford Muddy Boot TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Nature Trail WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Photos
Path through Castle Fields, Wellingborough
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