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St Botolph's Church

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
☕Cafemonde — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Cafemonde — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Café

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bird's-foot Clover, Climbing Corydalis +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bird's-foot Clover, Climbing Corydalis +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Wood Ant, Common Water-Boatman +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red Wood Ant, Common Water-Boatman +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

NorbitalCycling route

Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 6Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route520 m

Named routeRef 539Length 520 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Golf Lanebyway open to all traffic · 412 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 412 mPath type: unclassified

Golf Lanebyway open to all traffic · 39 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 39 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

6,421 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,421 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds50 species

springwinter

2025

Buzzard · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Mallard · Herring Gull +45

BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SiskinSpinus spinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CootFulica atra
RookCorvus frugilegus

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Insects6 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Scarce 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant · 14-spot Ladybird · Figwort Weevil +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scarce 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella magnifica
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus

🌿

Plants109 species

spring

2026

Common Cudweed · Broad-leaved Dock · Bugloss · Himalayan Balsam · Sand Spurrey +104

Common CudweedFilago germanica2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
Bird's-foot CloverTrifolium ornithopodioides2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus
GorseUlex europaeus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Giant FirAbies grandis2025
Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2025
Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2025
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2025
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
FigwortScrophularia2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium2025
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
HemlockConium maculatum2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2025
Field PansyViola arvensis2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,421 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springwinter

2025

Buzzard · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Mallard · Herring Gull +45

BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SiskinSpinus spinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CootFulica atra
RookCorvus frugilegus

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Scarce 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant · 14-spot Ladybird · Figwort Weevil +1

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scarce 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella magnifica
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus

🌿

Plants109 species

spring

2026

Common Cudweed · Broad-leaved Dock · Bugloss · Himalayan Balsam · Sand Spurrey +104

Common CudweedFilago germanica2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2025
Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025
Bird's-foot CloverTrifolium ornithopodioides2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus
GorseUlex europaeus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Giant FirAbies grandis2025
Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera2025
Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa2025
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora2025
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
FigwortScrophularia2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium2025
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
HemlockConium maculatum2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2025
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2025
Field PansyViola arvensis2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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