St Mary Magdelene's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.18134, -0.80314
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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 231m 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 231m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marmalade Hoverfly +106 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Marmalade Hoverfly +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Primrose, Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies +53 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Primrose, Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Sorrel, Beech +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Northamptonshire Round Walking route ▾
Milton Keynes Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Hanslope Circular Ride Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Norbital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 539 Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 246 m ▾
Named route Ref 539 Length 246 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 280 m ▾
Named route Ref 539 Length 280 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Mary Magdalene through the gate
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Wildlife to spot
7,090 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,090 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Rock Dove Columba livia Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Cockchafer
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Snapdragon · Black-poplar · Crimson Clover · Sycamore · Great Willowherb +16
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Black-poplar Populus nigra Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,090 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whitethroat Curruca communis Rock Dove Columba livia Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Cockchafer
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Snapdragon · Black-poplar · Crimson Clover · Sycamore · Great Willowherb +16
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus Black-poplar Populus nigra Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wild Teasel
Wild Teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Wild-oat Avena fatua
Wild-oat Avena fatua
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa