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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Granary Weevil, Green Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Granary Weevil, Green Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Green Alkanet, Common Chickweed +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Green Alkanet, Common Chickweed +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

145 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 536Cycling route

Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route

Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

NorbitalCycling route

Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network

N/ACycling route84 m

Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

30,902 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,902 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects21 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Granary Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 2-spot Ladybird +16

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Granary WeevilSitophilus granarius2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
ByturusByturus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet · Common Chickweed · Stinking Iris · Cowslip +11

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
CowslipPrimula veris
CleaversGalium aparine
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,902 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects21 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Granary Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 2-spot Ladybird +16

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Granary WeevilSitophilus granarius2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
ByturusByturus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Green Alkanet · Common Chickweed · Stinking Iris · Cowslip +11

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
CowslipPrimula veris
CleaversGalium aparine
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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