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Pitsford Allotments

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.30544, -0.89225

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 385m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Ground-ivy, Oxeye Daisy +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cow Parsley, Ground-ivy, Oxeye Daisy +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cantharis rustica, Azure Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cantharis rustica, Azure Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut, White Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Grange Lanepublic footpath · 717 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 717 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NorbitalCycling route
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route126 m
Named routeRef 6Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pitsford primary school

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pitsford primary school

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Country Park Pinic AreaUrban park1.5 km→🌱Country Park nature learning areaUrban park1.5 km→🌱Bradlaugh FieldsUrban park4.4 km→✦BOUGHTON HALLHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Brixworth Country ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Thorplands Open SpaceUrban park4.9 km→

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