Old Sulehay Forest ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.57418, -0.43334
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Toothwort, Primrose, Ramsons +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Blackthorn, Hawkweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Northamptonshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The bridleway through Old Sulehay Forest
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Wildlife to spot
45,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Canada Goose +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rabbit · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Black Clock · Mesembrina meridiana · Emerald Damselfly +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Toothwort · Common Field-speedwell · Musk Thistle · Lesser Celandine +7
Primrose Primula vulgaris Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Musk Thistle Carduus nutans Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Canada Goose +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rabbit · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Black Clock · Mesembrina meridiana · Emerald Damselfly +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Toothwort · Common Field-speedwell · Musk Thistle · Lesser Celandine +7
Primrose Primula vulgaris Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Musk Thistle Carduus nutans Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Twiggy Mullein Verbascum virgatum2025
Twiggy Mullein Verbascum virgatum2025 