Swinawe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 44 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 44 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North Northamptonshire Getting here
52.47312, -0.75491
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Raven, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Raven, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hairy St John's-wort, Gooseberry, Lesser Celandine +163 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Gooseberry, Bristly Oxtongue, Blackthorn +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 260 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 260 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 552 Length 164 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Edge of Swinawe Wood.
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Wildlife to spot
6,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,217 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Raven · Great Tit · Stock Dove · Hobby +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Field Grasshopper · Physocephala rufipes · Sicus ferrugineus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +11
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Tachina fera Tachina fera Bristly Oxtongue · Monk's-hood · Fly Honeysuckle · Great Willowherb · Field Bindweed +20
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Monk's-hood Aconitum napellus2023 Fly Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum2023 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,217 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Raven · Great Tit · Stock Dove · Hobby +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Magpie Pica pica Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Field Grasshopper · Physocephala rufipes · Sicus ferrugineus · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +11
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Tachina fera Tachina fera Bristly Oxtongue · Monk's-hood · Fly Honeysuckle · Great Willowherb · Field Bindweed +20
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Monk's-hood Aconitum napellus2023 Fly Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum2023 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2023
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2023
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2023
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2023
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2023
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2023
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2023
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2023
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2023
Limonia phragmitidis Limonia phragmitidis2023
Limonia phragmitidis Limonia phragmitidis2023
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2023
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2023 Red Dead-nettle
Red Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Lamium purpureum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis
Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa
Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2024
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2023
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2023
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2023
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2023 