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Oundle Town War Memorial Playing Field

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sweet Violet, Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam +55 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet, Snowdrop, Himalayan Balsam +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km

Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal 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

44,990 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

44,990 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Chaffinch · Redwing · Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +47

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

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Insects11 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scatopse notata · Common Cockchafer · Badister bullatus · Agonum marginatum +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scatopse notataScatopse notata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus
Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus

🌿

Plants18 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet · Groundsel · Cowslip · Caper Spurge · Ivy +13

Sweet VioletViola odorata
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
CowslipPrimula veris
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
IvyHedera helix
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

44,990 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Chaffinch · Redwing · Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +47

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🐝

Insects11 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scatopse notata · Common Cockchafer · Badister bullatus · Agonum marginatum +6

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scatopse notataScatopse notata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Badister bullatusBadister bullatus
Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus

🌿

Plants18 species

spring

2026

Sweet Violet · Groundsel · Cowslip · Caper Spurge · Ivy +13

Sweet VioletViola odorata
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
CowslipPrimula veris
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
IvyHedera helix
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Barnwell Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🏞️BARNWELLCountry park1.6 km→🌱Barnwell Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦Ashton Roman small town north east of OundleHistoric site800 m→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds600 m→🌱Lily PondUrban park4 km→

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