Shortgrove Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 55 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 55 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.06891, -1.11734
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Ash, Bluebell +107 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Goldcrest, Garden Warbler +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Goldcrest, Garden Warbler +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Speckled Wood, Large Red Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Southern Hawker, Speckled Wood, Large Red Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ouse Valley Way 1 (Syresham to Turvey) Walking route ▾
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Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 50 Length 4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 50 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 50 Length 525 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 50 Length 93 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 50 Length 51 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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✦ 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
8,532 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,532 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Blackcap · Treecreeper · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Swift Apus apus2020 Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2020 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter +9
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Rose · Opium Poppy · Red Dead-nettle · Beech · Elder +10
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2023 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2023 Beech Fagus sylvatica2023 Elder Sambucus nigra2023 Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,532 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Blackcap · Treecreeper · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Robin Erithacus rubecula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Swift Apus apus2020 Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2020 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Common Darter +9
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2020 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Rose · Opium Poppy · Red Dead-nettle · Beech · Elder +10
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2023 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2023 Beech Fagus sylvatica2023 Elder Sambucus nigra2023 Lords-and-Ladies Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2020
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2020
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2020
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020 Arum maculatum2021
Arum maculatum2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2019
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2019
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2019
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019 