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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
52.25793, -0.90298
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Frankies Bakes — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Frankies Bakes — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +29 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +29 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
155 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 route874 m▾
Named routeRef 539Length 874 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
18,316 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,316 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Magpie · Robin +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Sarcophaga · Cymatia coleoptrata +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
- Cymatia coleoptrataCymatia coleoptrata
- Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Wild Teasel · Common Field-speedwell · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Yarrow +14
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum
- Common Poppy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,316 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Magpie · Robin +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Sarcophaga · Cymatia coleoptrata +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
- Cymatia coleoptrataCymatia coleoptrata
- Notonecta (Notonecta) viridisNotonecta (Notonecta) viridis
Wild Teasel · Common Field-speedwell · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Yarrow +14
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum
- Common Poppy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Papaver rhoeas2025
Papaver rhoeas2025
AppleMalus domestica2025AppleMalus domestica2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2025Lesser HawkbitLeontodon saxatilis2025Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Events & activities nearby
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