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St Nicholas' Church

📷 Kokai · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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 Gadwall and Tufted Duck
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 181m 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 Gadwall and Tufted Duck
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Nene Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

Lakes and Meadows TrailWalking route42.5 km

Named routeLength 42.5 kmLocal walking route

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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

129,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

129,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Gadwall · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +44

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Hesperocorixa sahlbergi · Cymatia coleoptrata · Plea minutissima

Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi
Cymatia coleoptrataCymatia coleoptrata
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

129,666 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Tufted Duck · Grey Heron · Gadwall · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +44

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Hesperocorixa sahlbergi · Cymatia coleoptrata · Plea minutissima

Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi
Cymatia coleoptrataCymatia coleoptrata
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kokai · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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