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St Lawrence Church

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.13233, -0.98690

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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
  • ☕Clarke and Dean — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Grafton WayWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Meeting Lanepublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mPath type: service
Meeting Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: path
Meeting Lanepublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: path
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Lawrence, Towcester, Northants - Corbel

📷 John Salmon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Lawrence, Towcester, Northants - Corbel

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