Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.49626, -0.63445
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Four-spotted Chaser, Gatekeeper +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
Replica First World War Tank, The Green, Weldon
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,597 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,597 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Robin · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail +41
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +14
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Red-eyed Damselfly
Guelder-rose · Red Clover · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Goat's-beard · Bee Orchid +11
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,597 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Robin · Tufted Duck · Pied Wagtail +41
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +14
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Red-eyed Damselfly
Guelder-rose · Red Clover · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Goat's-beard · Bee Orchid +11
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erythromma najas2025
Erythromma najas2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea2025Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2025Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Pedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejosWood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejosBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaBerberisBerberisBerberisBerberisKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaKnotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosaStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorEvents & activities nearby
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