Seawell Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.16684, -1.09206
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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Ramsons +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Knightley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Grafton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 343 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 343 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 5.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 210 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 210 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 7.9 km 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
4,197 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,197 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +6
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Yarrow · Rape · Navelwort · Green Alkanet · Scorpion Weed
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Rape Brassica napus Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris2023 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2023 Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,197 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2021 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +6
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Yarrow · Rape · Navelwort · Green Alkanet · Scorpion Weed
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Rape Brassica napus Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris2023 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2023 Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2020
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2020
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2023
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2021
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2021
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2021
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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