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Hollowell Pocket Park

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Snipe
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Snipe
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Stonechat, Snipe, Common Sandpiper +108 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Snipe, Common Sandpiper +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route149 m

Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 6Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 6Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

10,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2025

Stonechat · Pectoral Sandpiper · Caspian Gull · Egyptian Goose · Black-headed Gull +60

StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
GadwallMareca strepera
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RavenCorvus corax
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava

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Plants4 species

winter

2025

Guelder-rose · Bulrush · Blackthorn · Dog-rose

Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
BulrushTypha latifolia
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Dog-roseRosa canina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,871 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

autumn

2025

Stonechat · Pectoral Sandpiper · Caspian Gull · Egyptian Goose · Black-headed Gull +60

StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
TealAnas crecca
MagpiePica pica
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
GadwallMareca strepera
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RavenCorvus corax
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2025

Guelder-rose · Bulrush · Blackthorn · Dog-rose

Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
BulrushTypha latifolia
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Dog-roseRosa canina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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