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Finedon Poplars

8 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Egret, Hobby, Wigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Hobby, Wigeon +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,219 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,219 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

springsummer

2025

Hobby · Little Ringed Plover · Raven · Wigeon · Peregrine +22

HobbyFalco subbuteo
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
RavenCorvus corax
WigeonMareca penelope
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2024
PintailAnas acuta2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CootFulica atra2024
BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2024

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Syritta pipiens +2

Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Turnip Tigress

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Chicory

ChicoryCichorium intybus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,219 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

springsummer

2025

Hobby · Little Ringed Plover · Raven · Wigeon · Peregrine +22

HobbyFalco subbuteo
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
RavenCorvus corax
WigeonMareca penelope
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2024
PintailAnas acuta2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CootFulica atra2024
BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024

🐝

Insects7 species

autumn

2024

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Syritta pipiens +2

Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Turnip Tigress

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Chicory

ChicoryCichorium intybus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm by Thrapston Road north of Finedon

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