Group of enclosures S of Ratling Irons Plantation 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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52.43002, -0.49029
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Lapwing +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Lapwing +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Common Blue Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Common Blue Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Mousetail, Rosebay Willowherb, Round-fruited Rush +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Mousetail, Rosebay Willowherb, Round-fruited Rush +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lyveden Way Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Named route Length 15.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
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Anabolia nervosa
Anabolia nervosa
Anabolia nervosa
Anabolia nervosa
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Opomyza Opomyza
Opomyza Opomyza
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Jacobaea vulgaris
Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Keeled-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella carinata
Keeled-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella carinata
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens 