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Denford Old Ash

7 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.37571, -0.50429

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Yellowhammer
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Yellowhammer, Wren +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Yellowhammer, Wren +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +136 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax +136 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip, Ground-ivy, Spear Thistle +47 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowslip, Ground-ivy, Spear Thistle +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Elder +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Denford Old Ash

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Peace Memorial ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Peace Memorial ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Coronation GardensUrban park3.2 km→🦉KINEWELL LAKENature reserve4.2 km→✦Thorpe End Iron Age, Saxon and Medieval settlementHistoric site4.6 km→⛪Raunds Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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