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Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.27990, -0.89685
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eupeodes luniger, Platycheirus albimanus +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eupeodes luniger, Platycheirus albimanus +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Lesser Celandine, Horse-chestnut +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Lesser Celandine, Horse-chestnut +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 9 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 Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Northamptonshire Round Walking route ▾
HW62 public footpath · 103 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 103 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map Spinney Close public footpath · 133 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 133 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Pitsford Water Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Norbital Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 539 Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 31 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 31 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 76 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 76 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Obelisk Rise, Sunnyside (2)
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Wildlife to spot
16,703 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,703 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Goldfinch +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Butterbur · Wellingtonia · Apple · Bracken · Autumn Hawkbit +5
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum Apple Malus domestica2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025 Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025 Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,703 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Goldfinch +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Butterbur · Wellingtonia · Apple · Bracken · Autumn Hawkbit +5
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum Apple Malus domestica2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025 Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025 Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
False Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus inserta2025
False Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus inserta2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 