Getting here
52.09496, -0.90014
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Grafton Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
14
7 named nearby · 7 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
10
10 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Grafton Way · Walking0
Grand Union Canal Walk · Walking0
Northamptonshire Round · Walking0
Milton Keynes Boundary Walk · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Grafton Way · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Wakefield Lodge ParkHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Ouse Valley ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦STOKE PARKHistoric site4.4 km→⛪Potterspury Congregational ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Nicholas ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦Castlethorpe Castle: a motte and bailey, possible ringwork and associated earthworks 200m south-east of Castlethorpe LodgeHistoric site4.4 km→