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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Teal
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Teal
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Teal, Herring Gull +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Teal, Herring Gull +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Teal, Herring Gull +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Teal, Herring Gull +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

103,226 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

103,226 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

winter

2026

Grey Heron · Teal · Herring Gull · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +73

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🐝

Insects22 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa · Helina evecta +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Indet. AnthomyiidAnthomyzidae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Peritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
Raglius alboacuminatusRaglius alboacuminatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Hyacinth

HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

103,226 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

winter

2026

Grey Heron · Teal · Herring Gull · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +73

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🐝

Insects22 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa · Helina evecta +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Indet. AnthomyiidAnthomyzidae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Peritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
Raglius alboacuminatusRaglius alboacuminatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Hyacinth

HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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