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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.13119, -1.05585
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Ground-ivy, Field Bindweed +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Ground-ivy, Field Bindweed +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Swollen-thighed Beetle +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Swollen-thighed Beetle +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 26 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 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-T Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 525 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 525 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 7.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,264 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,264 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackcap +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Magpie Pica pica Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Swollen-thighed Beetle · Helophilus · Broad Centurion · Marmalade Hoverfly
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Helophilus Helophilus2024 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Ground-ivy · Field Bindweed · Red Campion · Green Alkanet +6
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024 Red Campion Silene dioica Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Spindle Euonymus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,264 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackcap +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Magpie Pica pica Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Swollen-thighed Beetle · Helophilus · Broad Centurion · Marmalade Hoverfly
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Helophilus Helophilus2024 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Ground-ivy · Field Bindweed · Red Campion · Green Alkanet +6
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024 Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024 Red Campion Silene dioica Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Spindle Euonymus europaeus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2023
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023 