Harry's Park Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland23 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
52.48077, -0.60949
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bears Lanebridleway · 782 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 782 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Old Dry Lane (North)bridleway · 1.6 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Photos
Water tower, Harry's Park Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,306 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,306 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Willow Warbler +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Muntjac
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Violet Ground Beetle · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +12
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,306 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Willow Warbler +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Muntjac
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Violet Ground Beetle · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +12
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Primrose
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2024Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024