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Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.34658, -0.53282

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Raunds Community Cafe / Food Bank — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Starling +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Starling +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +132 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +132 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Prickly Sow-thistle, Yorkshire-fog +43 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ash, Prickly Sow-thistle, Yorkshire-fog +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cross in St Peter's Churchyard, Raunds

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cross in St Peter's Churchyard, Raunds

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️STANWICK LAKESCountry park3.6 km→🌱Warth Park Country Park (North)Urban park2 km→✦Thorpe End Iron Age, Saxon and Medieval settlementHistoric site900 m→🌱Warth Park Country Park (South)Urban park1.9 km→🦉KINEWELL LAKENature reserve3 km→🌱Stanwick Lakes Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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