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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
52.51350, -0.38427
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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
- 🌿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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Large White +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Large White +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Fly Orchid, Lizard Orchid, Tansy +13 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Fly Orchid, Lizard Orchid, Tansy +13 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterborough LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeLength 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
4,576 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,576 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
winterspring
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Barn Owl · Ruff +8
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Badger
Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Hogweed · Creeping Cinquefoil · Rosa canina · Creeping Buttercup · Barren Brome +83
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,576 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
winterspring
2025▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Barn Owl · Ruff +8
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Badger
Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Hogweed · Creeping Cinquefoil · Rosa canina · Creeping Buttercup · Barren Brome +83
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
