Kirby Hall: an Elizabethan country house and gardens, including the remains of the medieval village of Kirby 24 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
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52.52280, -0.63492
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
English country house scheduled monument
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 Magpie and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blackbird ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Rutland Round Walking route 105 km ▾
Named route Length 105 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Kirby Hall and gardens [30]
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Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens ![Kirby Hall and gardens [30]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/16/18/7161869_de1a9442.jpg)