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Newton Spinney

9 ha

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wild Basil, Meadow Crane's-bill, Wild Parsnip +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wild Basil, Meadow Crane's-bill, Wild Parsnip +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 53Cycling route

Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network

National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route1.1 km

Named routeLength 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route63 m

Named routeRef 53Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route188 m

Named routeLength 188 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

23,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Yellowhammer +29

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Corizus hyoscyami +3

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants88 species

summer

2026

Smooth Sow-thistle · Sycamore · White Clover · Elm · Ground-ivy +83

Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
ElmUlmus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Ulmus minorUlmus minor2025
House-leekSempervivum tectorum2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
HopHumulus lupulus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2025
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2025
WalnutJuglans regia2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Yellowhammer +29

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Barn OwlTyto alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Corizus hyoscyami +3

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants88 species

summer

2026

Smooth Sow-thistle · Sycamore · White Clover · Elm · Ground-ivy +83

Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
ElmUlmus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Ulmus minorUlmus minor2025
House-leekSempervivum tectorum2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
HopHumulus lupulus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2025
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Common OracheAtriplex patula2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Milk ThistleSilybum marianum2025
WalnutJuglans regia2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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