Skylark Fields Farm Shop & Cafe
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.24668, -1.22365
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
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Chiffchaff +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Chiffchaff +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +29 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +29 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Jurassic Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Jurassic Waypublic footpath · 2.5 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.5 kmPath type: footway
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route373 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Bates Farm from the Jurassic Way
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Wildlife to spot
4,414 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,414 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · House Martin · Redwing · Treecreeper · Chiffchaff +5
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Blackthorn · Hedge Woundwort · Common Nettle · Hogweed · Cow Parsley +103
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,414 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · House Martin · Redwing · Treecreeper · Chiffchaff +5
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Blackthorn · Hedge Woundwort · Common Nettle · Hogweed · Cow Parsley +103
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas