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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.23977, -1.10218
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 193m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 193m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Ringlet +21 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yellow-rattle, Common Spotted-orchid, Common Spike-rush +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route373 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Dodford: Village green direction sign
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Wildlife to spot
6,682 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,682 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Rook +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Yarrow · Common Mouse-ear · Elder · Weld · White Clover +102
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- WeldReseda luteola
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,682 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Rook +29
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Yarrow · Common Mouse-ear · Elder · Weld · White Clover +102
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- ElderSambucus nigra
- WeldReseda luteola
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas