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COTTESBROOKE HALL

265 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome265 ha

About COTTESBROOKE HALL

Cottesbrooke Hall and the Cottesbrooke estate in Northamptonshire, England, is a Grade I listed country house and estate.

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English country houseGrade I listed building

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +33 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Beautiful Demoiselle +19 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Beautiful Demoiselle +19 more · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route204 m
Named routeRef 6Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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