Lyveden New Building and garden
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.45786, -0.55598
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: LYVEDEN NEW BIELD; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Comfrey, Opium Poppy, Green Alkanet +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ruddy Darter, Brown Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +9 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Spring Flowers, Venue Lyveden New Bield
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,499 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,499 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Blue Tit +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +7
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
White Comfrey · Opium Poppy · Green Alkanet · Hard Rush · Wild Privet +26
- White ComfreySymphytum orientale
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,499 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Blue Tit +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +7
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
White Comfrey · Opium Poppy · Green Alkanet · Hard Rush · Wild Privet +26
- White ComfreySymphytum orientale
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Ground-hopper
Common Ground-hopper
Tetrix undulata
Tetrix undulata
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025AspenPopulus tremula2025AspenPopulus tremula2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025WalnutJuglans regia2025WalnutJuglans regia2025Events & activities nearby
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