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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.18289, -1.07593
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 🅿️ Parking 179m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 179m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Barn Owl, Raven, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Green-veined White +50 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Green-veined White +50 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Navelwort, Wall Scalewort, Yarrow +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Navelwort, Wall Scalewort, Yarrow +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Knightley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Grafton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kiln Lane public footpath · 39 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 39 m Path type: track
Show on map Kiln Lane public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos St Martin's Church, Litchborough
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Wildlife to spot
2,439 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,439 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Barn Owl · Carrion Crow · Hobby · Blue Tit +30
Raven Corvus corax Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Gull Larus canus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet +12
Green-veined White Pieris napi Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Marbled White Melanargia galathea 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Yarrow · Navelwort · Green Alkanet
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris2023 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,439 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Barn Owl · Carrion Crow · Hobby · Blue Tit +30
Raven Corvus corax Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Gull Larus canus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet +12
Green-veined White Pieris napi Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Small White Pieris rapae Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Marbled White Melanargia galathea 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Yarrow · Navelwort · Green Alkanet
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris2023 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2022
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2022
Comma Polygonia c-album2022 