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Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.07702, -1.19531
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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 65m away — 20 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 65m away — 20 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 — Dunnock, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Dunnock, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Red Twin-spot Carpet +348 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Red Twin-spot Carpet +348 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Capillary Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss +79 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Capillary Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss +79 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Battlefields Trail Walking route 32 km ▾
Named route Length 32 km Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,775 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,775 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Meadow Grasshopper · Sarcophaga · Scathophaga stercoraria · Empis livida · Geomyza tripunctata +25
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Empis livida Empis livida2025 Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Silene latifolia subsp. alba
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Silene latifolia subsp. alba Silene latifolia subsp. alba2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,775 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Meadow Grasshopper · Sarcophaga · Scathophaga stercoraria · Empis livida · Geomyza tripunctata +25
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Sarcophaga Sarcophaga2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Empis livida Empis livida2025 Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Blackthorn · Hawthorn · Silene latifolia subsp. alba
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Silene latifolia subsp. alba Silene latifolia subsp. alba2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Poecilus lepidus Poecilus lepidus2025
Poecilus lepidus Poecilus lepidus2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Black Laggard Apethymus serotinus2025
Black Laggard Apethymus serotinus2025
Sitona Sitona2025
Sitona Sitona2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Scathophaga Scathophaga2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Lasius Lasius2025
Lasius Lasius2025
Sheep Nostril Fly Oestrus ovis2025
Sheep Nostril Fly Oestrus ovis2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens2025
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2022
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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