Great Byards Sale ✦ Ancient woodland 66 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 66 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.56277, -0.46586
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren 🐕 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
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Common Field-speedwell, Silver Birch +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
29,116 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,116 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Common Field-speedwell · Primrose · Rosa canina · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wood Small-reed +59
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Primrose Primula vulgaris Rosa canina Rosa canina2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos2025 Silver Birch Betula pendula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,116 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Common Field-speedwell · Primrose · Rosa canina · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wood Small-reed +59
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Primrose Primula vulgaris Rosa canina Rosa canina2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos2025 Silver Birch Betula pendula2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Twiggy Mullein Verbascum virgatum2025
Twiggy Mullein Verbascum virgatum2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Oat Avena sativa2025
Oat Avena sativa2025
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2025
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2025
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2025
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
White Campion Silene latifolia2025
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Elm Ulmus2025
Elm Ulmus2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2025
Common Amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Aethusa cynapium subsp. cynapium Aethusa cynapium subsp. cynapium2025
Aethusa cynapium subsp. cynapium Aethusa cynapium subsp. cynapium2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense2025
Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Black-poplar Populus nigra2025
Black-poplar Populus nigra2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2025
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris2025
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
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