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Croyland Park

18 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

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52.29438, -0.70298

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 208m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 208m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Glossy Ibis +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Glossy Ibis +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cherry Plum, Dandelion +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cherry Plum, Dandelion +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km

Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route

Ditchford Muddy Boot TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Morrisons footpathpublic footpath · 54 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

18,510 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,510 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Glossy Ibis · Pintail +4

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025

🐝

Insects15 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Orsillus depressus · Parent Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Corizus hyoscyami +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants40 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Wild Privet +35

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
DandelionTaraxacum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,510 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Glossy Ibis · Pintail +4

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025

🐝

Insects15 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Orsillus depressus · Parent Bug · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens · Corizus hyoscyami +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Tremulicerus vitreusTremulicerus vitreus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants40 species

autumnwinter

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Wild Privet +35

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
DandelionTaraxacum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kokai · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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