Harpole Playing Fields
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.24203, -0.98257
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowslip, Cleavers, Hogweed +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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▾
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 536Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network
Brampton Valley WayCycling 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 route126 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Harpole High Street from the churchyard
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
6,815 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,815 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Magpie +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lesser Stag Beetle · Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis · Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Callicorixa praeusta · Yellow-legged Centurion +16
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
- Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
- Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta
- Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Dandelion · Cowslip · Red Dead-nettle · Common Chickweed · Smooth Tare +49
- DandelionTaraxacum
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,815 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Magpie +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lesser Stag Beetle · Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis · Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Callicorixa praeusta · Yellow-legged Centurion +16
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
- Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
- Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta
- Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Dandelion · Cowslip · Red Dead-nettle · Common Chickweed · Smooth Tare +49
- DandelionTaraxacum
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas