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Getting here
52.59686, -0.54318
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Melick, Pale Sedge, Pignut +157 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
Interior, St Mary's Church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,758 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Coal Tit +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Badger
Glow-worm · Poplar Hawk-moth · Wasp Beetle · Stenurella melanura · Light Emerald +3
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2025
- Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2025
- Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
- Hypericum DotFomoria septembrella
Dog Stinkhorn · Hare'sfoot Inkcap · Bitter Oysterling · Rooting Shank
- Dog StinkhornMutinus caninus
- Hare'sfoot InkcapCoprinopsis lagopus
- Bitter OysterlingPanellus stipticus
- Rooting ShankHymenopellis radicata
Mountain Melick · Yew · Engelmann Spruce · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Common Couch +117
- Mountain MelickMelica nutans
- YewTaxus baccata
- Engelmann SprucePicea engelmannii
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,758 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Coal Tit +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Badger
Glow-worm · Poplar Hawk-moth · Wasp Beetle · Stenurella melanura · Light Emerald +3
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2025
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2025
- Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2025
- Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
- Hypericum DotFomoria septembrella
Dog Stinkhorn · Hare'sfoot Inkcap · Bitter Oysterling · Rooting Shank
- Dog StinkhornMutinus caninus
- Hare'sfoot InkcapCoprinopsis lagopus
- Bitter OysterlingPanellus stipticus
- Rooting ShankHymenopellis radicata
Mountain Melick · Yew · Engelmann Spruce · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Common Couch +117
- Mountain MelickMelica nutans
- YewTaxus baccata
- Engelmann SprucePicea engelmannii
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- CowslipPrimula veris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumMedickMedicago sativaMedickMedicago sativaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSoapwortSaponaria officinalisSoapwortSaponaria officinalisBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaWild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carotaSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaKnapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatiorKnapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatiorBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisDwarf MallowMalva neglectaDwarf MallowMalva neglectaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHeath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatumHeath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatumKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgarePloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaePloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaeHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon RestharrowOnonis repensCommon RestharrowOnonis repensHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaApple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosaApple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Events & activities nearby
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