Foxfield Country Park
40 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha
Getting here
52.18450, -0.87590
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Wigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 169m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Wigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 169m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon, Peregrine +43 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon, Peregrine +43 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silver-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Thickpoint Grimmia +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 536Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network
Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NorbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route874 m▾
Named routeRef 539Length 874 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Path into Foxfield country park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
6,361 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,361 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Little Ringed Plover · Wigeon · Hobby · Peregrine · Raven +17
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- WigeonMareca penelope
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Small White · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +15
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Dog-rose · Ash · Blackthorn · Pineappleweed · Common Knapweed +5
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,361 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Little Ringed Plover · Wigeon · Hobby · Peregrine · Raven +17
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- WigeonMareca penelope
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Small White · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +15
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Dog-rose · Ash · Blackthorn · Pineappleweed · Common Knapweed +5
- Dog-roseRosa canina
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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