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Daventry Country Park

19 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

ForagingDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.26579, -1.15415

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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
  • 🌿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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 50

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 50Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m
Named routeRef 50Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m
Named routeRef 50Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 50Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Underpass into Daventry Country Park

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Underpass into Daventry Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Daventry Country ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Daneholme ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Monksmoor ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Daneholme ParkUrban park700 m→⛪St Augustine's Roman Catholic Church and CentreReligious grounds1.3 km→🌽Jetty Field Allotment GardensAllotments4.5 km→

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