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Irthlingborough Bridge

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mute Swan
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Lapwing +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Lapwing +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Lowland fens priority habitat; Birds — Moorhen, Mute Swan, Lapwing +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Meliscaeva auricollis +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Hyacinth · last seen 2026; Plants — Hyacinth · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

135,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

135,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winter

2026

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Lapwing · Tufted Duck · Cormorant +71

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🐝

Insects22 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa · Helina evecta +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Indet. AnthomyiidAnthomyzidae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Peritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
Raglius alboacuminatusRaglius alboacuminatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Hyacinth

HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

135,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winter

2026

Moorhen · Mute Swan · Lapwing · Tufted Duck · Cormorant +71

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025

🐝

Insects22 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Meliscaeva auricollis · Phaonia subventa · Helina evecta +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
Indet. AnthomyiidAnthomyzidae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Peritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre
Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
Raglius alboacuminatusRaglius alboacuminatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Hyacinth

HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Todd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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