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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.46668, -0.45522
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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Hobby, Little Ringed Plover +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Hobby, Little Ringed Plover +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +82 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Chickweed, Water Mint, Common Fleabane +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Chickweed, Water Mint, Common Fleabane +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Chickweed, Water Mint, Pedunculate Oak
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 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 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 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gipsy Lane byway open to all traffic · 291 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 291 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos A stand of Willow trees near Barnwell
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Wildlife to spot
23,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,918 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Treecreeper · Goldcrest · Blackcap · Greenfinch +40
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Sylvicola · Eristalis tenax · Varied Carpet Beetle +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sylvicola Sylvicola Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,918 records · National Biodiversity Network Tawny Owl · Treecreeper · Goldcrest · Blackcap · Greenfinch +40
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Sylvicola · Eristalis tenax · Varied Carpet Beetle +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sylvicola Sylvicola Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Rhaphigaster nebulosa Rhaphigaster nebulosa Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Ptinus sexpunctatus Ptinus sexpunctatus
Ptinus sexpunctatus Ptinus sexpunctatus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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