Dovecote
Getting here
52.21449, -0.77593
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Skylark
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Skylark
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Skylark, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Skylark, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Small White +138 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Small White +138 more · last seen 2024
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Bristly Oxtongue, White Dead-nettle +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Bristly Oxtongue, White Dead-nettle +3 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn +1 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Midshires WayWalking route370 km
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Orchard Lanepublic footpath · 76 m
🚴Cycling
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
NorbitalCycling route
N/ACycling route84 m
N/ACycling route483 m
Main RouteCycling route325 m
Main RouteCycling route500 m
Wildlife to spot
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