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Norton Allotment Gardens

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.26727, -1.12335

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bombus ruderatus subsp. perniger, Common Carder Bee, White-tailed Bumblebee +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bombus ruderatus subsp. perniger, Common Carder Bee, White-tailed Bumblebee +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wall-rue, Chicory, Blackthorn +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall-rue, Chicory, Blackthorn +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 50Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m
Named routeRef 50Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m
Named routeRef 50Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 50Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Allotments on the edge of Norton

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allotments on the edge of Norton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Daventry Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Monksmoor ParkUrban park2 km→🦉DAVENTRY COUNTRY PARKNature reserve2.1 km→🌱Daneholme ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Daneholme ParkUrban park2.7 km→⛪St Augustine's Roman Catholic Church and CentreReligious grounds3 km→

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