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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.38566, -0.64402
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Little Grebe, Reed Bunting +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Little Grebe, Reed Bunting +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Stinking Iris, Goat Willow · last seen 2025; Plants — Stinking Iris, Goat Willow · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 690 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 690 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 941 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 941 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 170 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 526 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 526 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos St Andrew's church, Cranford St Andrew
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Wildlife to spot
14,480 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,480 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Little Grebe · Meadow Pipit · Teal · Stonechat · Reed Bunting +38
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Teal Anas crecca Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Martin Delichon urbicum Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus ribesii +11
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Stinking Iris
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,480 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Little Grebe · Meadow Pipit · Teal · Stonechat · Reed Bunting +38
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Teal Anas crecca Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Martin Delichon urbicum Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Syrphus ribesii +11
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Stinking Iris
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2025
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus2025