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Irchester Country Park

126 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome126 ha

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52.28468, -0.66323

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 251m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber, 10-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Ditchford Muddy Boot TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Nature Trail WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Three Shires WayWalking route79 km

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km

Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

21,664 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,664 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mallard · Mute Swan +55

MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,664 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mallard · Mute Swan +55

MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Quarry truck in Irchester Country Park

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