Rawhaw Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.46597, -0.76315
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Raven, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Raven, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Gooseberry, Blackthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Gooseberry, Bluebell, Hairy St John's-wort +140 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 260 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 260 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 164 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,109 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Raven · Great Tit · Stock Dove · Hobby +47
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Scaeva pyrastri · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +6
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Ruddy Darter 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bristly Oxtongue · Great Willowherb · Common Poppy · Common Ragwort · Field Bindweed +5
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,109 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Raven · Great Tit · Stock Dove · Hobby +47
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Scaeva pyrastri · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +6
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Ruddy Darter 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bristly Oxtongue · Great Willowherb · Common Poppy · Common Ragwort · Field Bindweed +5
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023 Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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