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Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.46474, -0.49031
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Mute Swan, Mallard, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife, Yellow-rattle +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife, Yellow-rattle +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rowan, Water Chickweed, Water Mint +7 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Lyveden Way Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Named route Length 15.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hatchdoyle Lane public footpath · 392 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 392 m Path type: track
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Northamptonshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 63 m ▾
Named route Ref 53 Length 63 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 188 m ▾
Named route Length 188 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Stoke Doyle, St. Rumbold's Church: The Hannah Roberts memorial
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Wildlife to spot
5,850 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,850 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Mute Swan · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard +35
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus flavicornis · Hairy Shieldbug
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Nettle · Lesser / Wood Burdock · Broad-leaved Dock · False Oat-grass · Hogweed +58
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,850 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Mute Swan · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit · Mallard +35
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus flavicornis · Hairy Shieldbug
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Nettle · Lesser / Wood Burdock · Broad-leaved Dock · False Oat-grass · Hogweed +58
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Chenopodium album Chenopodium album
Chenopodium album Chenopodium album
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Osier Salix viminalis
Osier Salix viminalis
Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus subsp. oleifera
Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus subsp. oleifera
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus
Garden Radish Raphanus sativus
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Stellaria media Stellaria media
Stellaria media Stellaria media
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
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