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Longford Avenue Linear Open Space

11 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +71 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 with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Norbital

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Granary Weevil, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Granary Weevil, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

Heron Fieldspublic footpath · 479 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 479 mPath type: living_street

🚴

Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 536Cycling route

Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network

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

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

31,340 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,340 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SmewMergellus albellus2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum · Daisy

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,340 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SmewMergellus albellus2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum · Daisy

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
DaisyBellis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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