Old Meadow - Conifer woodland
14 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
52.34600, -0.48064
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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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
945 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
945 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Skylark · Green Woodpecker · Magpie · Jackdaw +35
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Empis tessellata · Dock Bug · Nephrotoma appendiculata · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum +9
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2020
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2020
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common Pocket-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Forked Veilwort · Schreberian Earth-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +71
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
945 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Skylark · Green Woodpecker · Magpie · Jackdaw +35
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2019
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Empis tessellata · Dock Bug · Nephrotoma appendiculata · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum +9
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2020
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2020
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common Pocket-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Forked Veilwort · Schreberian Earth-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +71
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capillary Thread-moss
Capillary Thread-moss
Bryum capillare
Bryum capillare
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumHazelCorylus avellana2018HazelCorylus avellana2018HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaFontinalis antipyretica subsp. antipyreticaHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataShort-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvusShort-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvusLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWeissiaWeissiaWeissiaWeissiaEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideusKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisHard RushJuncus inflexus2018Hard RushJuncus inflexus2018Wild-oatAvena fatua2018Wild-oatAvena fatua2018RowanSorbus aucuparia2018RowanSorbus aucuparia2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2018Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2018Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2018Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2018RapeBrassica napus2018RapeBrassica napus2018Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2018Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2018Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2018Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2018Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2018Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2018Reflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distans2018Reflexed Saltmarsh-grassPuccinellia distans subsp. distans2018Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2018Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2018Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2018Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2018Broad BeanVicia faba2018Broad BeanVicia faba2018Common NettleUrtica dioica2018Common NettleUrtica dioica2018Common MallowMalva sylvestris2018Common MallowMalva sylvestris2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018Wood DockRumex sanguineus2018Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2018Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2018Lesser BurdockArctium minus2018Lesser BurdockArctium minus2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018DandelionTaraxacum2018DandelionTaraxacum2018Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2018Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018BulrushTypha latifolia2018BulrushTypha latifolia2018AshFraxinus excelsior2018AshFraxinus excelsior2018Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2018Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2018Common CouchElymus repens2018Common CouchElymus repens2018Field MapleAcer campestre2018Field MapleAcer campestre2018