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St David's Church

📷 Michael Patterson · 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 14-spot Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, 14-spot Ladybird +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Green Alkanet, Mugwort, Wild Teasel +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Green Alkanet, Mugwort, Wild Teasel +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

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

🚴

Cycling

157 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 536Cycling route

Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route

Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

NorbitalCycling route

Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route82 m

Named routeRef 6Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

33,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Red Kite · Robin · Starling +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Bat · Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat

BatChiroptera2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects70 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly +65

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Biscuit BeetleStegobium paniceum2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2024
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2024
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
ChironomusChironomus2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2024
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024
Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
PolleniaPollenia2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023

🌿

Plants61 species

springsummer

2026

Green Alkanet · Mugwort · Wild Teasel · Rosebay Willowherb · Cow Parsley +56

Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
CowslipPrimula veris
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
False Virginia-creeperParthenocissus inserta2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Garden StrawberryFragaria ananassa2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Jerusalem SagePhlomis fruticosa2024
Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus2024
Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2024
HemlockConium maculatum2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2024
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2024
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2024
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2024
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2024
IvyHedera helix2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Red Kite · Robin · Starling +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Bat · Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat

BatChiroptera2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects70 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly +65

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Biscuit BeetleStegobium paniceum2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2024
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2024
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
ChironomusChironomus2024
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2024
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024
Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
PolleniaPollenia2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023

🌿

Plants61 species

springsummer

2026

Green Alkanet · Mugwort · Wild Teasel · Rosebay Willowherb · Cow Parsley +56

Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
CowslipPrimula veris
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
False Virginia-creeperParthenocissus inserta2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Garden StrawberryFragaria ananassa2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Jerusalem SagePhlomis fruticosa2024
Jerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus2024
Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024
BugleAjuga reptans2024
Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2024
HemlockConium maculatum2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2024
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2024
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2024
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2024
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2024
IvyHedera helix2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Patterson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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