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Higham Ferrers Riverside Park

16 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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52.30992, -0.60476

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Grey Heron
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Grey Heron
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Grey Heron, Shoveler +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Grey Heron, Shoveler +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Wigeon, Grey Heron, Shoveler +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km

Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route

Ditchford Muddy Boot TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Nature Trail WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Kings Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 19 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Kings Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 84 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: cycleway

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

132,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

132,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Grey Heron · Shoveler · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Blackcap +56

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa · Helina evecta +18

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dock Bug

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Hyacinth

HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

132,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Grey Heron · Shoveler · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Blackcap +56

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa · Helina evecta +18

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dock Bug

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Hyacinth

HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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