Nether Laundimer Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 238 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🐴 Horses🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 238 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.47521, -0.62219
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🐴 Horse riding
Very strong match
1 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Purple-loosestrife · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Pseudovadonia livida +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lyveden Way Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Named route Length 15.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 4 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 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 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bears Lane bridleway · 782 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 782 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Old Dry Lane (North) bridleway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.6 km Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath towards south-west corner of Laundimer Wood
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: 400ec7d6-9ecb-4aaf-a335-bb6bcaf76e40
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
7,578 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 7,578 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Wood Warbler +39
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Carrion Crow Corvus corone Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Violet Ground Beetle · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +12
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Primrose · Purple-loosestrife
Primrose Primula vulgaris Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,578 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Wood Warbler +39
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Carrion Crow Corvus corone Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Violet Ground Beetle · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +12
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Primrose · Purple-loosestrife
Primrose Primula vulgaris Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2024
Uloma culinaris Uloma culinaris2024
Uloma culinaris Uloma culinaris2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
