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Getting here
52.21467, -1.05467
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Small White +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Violet, Wall Screw-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 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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Wildlife to spot
2,644 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,644 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Skylark · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Treecreeper · Great Tit · Coal Tit +34
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Wall Speedwell · Upright Hedge-parsley · Hedge Woundwort · Mugwort · Scots Pine +93
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,644 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Skylark · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Treecreeper · Great Tit · Coal Tit +34
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Wall Speedwell · Upright Hedge-parsley · Hedge Woundwort · Mugwort · Scots Pine +93
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiStethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri2025Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCherryPrunusCherryPrunusWalnutJuglans regiaWalnutJuglans regiaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreGarden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridumGarden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWinter-CressBarbareaWinter-CressBarbareaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communis