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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.40094, -0.71621
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Mmmm...Sandwiches and Salads — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Mmmm...Sandwiches and Salads — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Volucella inanis, Birch Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella inanis, Birch Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Nettle, Common Fleabane, Stinking Iris +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Common Fleabane, Stinking Iris +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 260 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 260 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 690 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 690 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 812 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 812 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 941 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 941 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
22,568 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,568 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Robin · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +47
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wigeon Mareca penelope Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pochard Aythya ferina Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Raven Corvus corax Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Knapweed · Common Orache · Meadow Buttercup · Lesser Burdock · Wild Carrot +3
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Common Orache Atriplex patula Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,568 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Robin · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +47
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wigeon Mareca penelope Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Teal Anas crecca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rock Dove Columba livia Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pochard Aythya ferina Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Raven Corvus corax Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Knapweed · Common Orache · Meadow Buttercup · Lesser Burdock · Wild Carrot +3
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Common Orache Atriplex patula Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis 