Manvell Farm Shop and Tea Room
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.34482, -0.81015
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Dunnock
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Manvell Farm Shop and Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Dunnock
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Manvell Farm Shop and Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Dunnock, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Dunnock, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Swift, Small Tortoiseshell, Middle-barred Minor +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,854 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,854 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDunnock · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Blue Tit +18
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2017
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +20
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Field Maple · Reed Canary-grass +72
- DandelionTaraxacum2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Field MapleAcer campestre2024
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,854 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDunnock · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Blue Tit +18
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2017
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2017
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral +20
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Snowdrop · Field Maple · Reed Canary-grass +72
- DandelionTaraxacum2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Field MapleAcer campestre2024
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxiniDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2022Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2022Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguusPsallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus2021Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguusPsallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus2021Podagrica fuscicornisPodagrica fuscicornis2020Podagrica fuscicornisPodagrica fuscicornis2020Nicrophorus interruptusNicrophorus interruptus2020Nicrophorus interruptusNicrophorus interruptus2020Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2020Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2020Red-girdled Mining BeeAndrena labiata2020Red-girdled Mining BeeAndrena labiata2020Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2019Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2019Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2019Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Winter-CressBarbarea2024Winter-CressBarbarea2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Water CressNasturtium officinale2024Water CressNasturtium officinale2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2024Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2024Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2024ElmUlmus2024ElmUlmus2024BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2024BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024BulrushTypha latifolia2024Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2018Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2018