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Charwelton Bridge

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📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.20033, -1.21866

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Barn Owl
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Peregrine +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Peregrine +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silky Forklet-moss +40 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Heather, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silky Forklet-moss +40 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Red Admiral +19 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Red Admiral +19 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route343 m
Named routeRef 50Length 343 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 5.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 50Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route146 m
Named routeRef 50Length 146 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old packhorse bridge beside A361 in Charwelton, Northants

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old packhorse bridge beside A361 in Charwelton, Northants

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦FAWSLEY HALLHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Byfield War MemorialUrban park3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park3.7 km→✦Site of the medieval village, Cistercian Priory and post-Dissolution house and gardens of Lower Catesby, with associated ridge and furrowHistoric site3.9 km→

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