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Lings Wood

20 ha

📷 Burgess Von Thunen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Granary Weevil, 2-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Granary Weevil, 2-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

Ridgewalkpublic footpath · 389 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 389 mPath type: footway

Overstone Lanepublic footpath · 283 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 283 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Overstone Lanepublic footpath · 16 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: footway

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Cycling

87 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 536Cycling route

Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network

Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route

Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route

Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

NorbitalCycling route

Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network

N/ACycling route84 m

Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

19,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin +28

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Cleavers

CleaversGalium aparine

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,888 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Robin +28

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Cleavers

CleaversGalium aparine

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Burgess Von Thunen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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