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🐶Dogs🌲Walks🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome114 ha
Getting here
52.45687, -0.58553
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Free
Country park — good for group day out
Free
Country park — managed habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Moderate match
Country park — mixed habitats
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Path through Fermyn Woods
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,170 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Long-winged Cone-head +4
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Tufted Hair-grass · Hawthorn · Wood-sedge · Field Maple · Hazel +89
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,170 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Long-winged Cone-head +4
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Tufted Hair-grass · Hawthorn · Wood-sedge · Field Maple · Hazel +89
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-masDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaVioletViolaVioletViolaScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCalamagrostisCalamagrostisCalamagrostisCalamagrostisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaDipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaEvents & activities nearby
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