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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.24862, -0.88833
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ The Old Grocery Espresso Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ The Old Grocery Espresso Bar — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Common Field-speedwell, Maidenhair Spleenwort +8 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Green Alkanet, Common Field-speedwell, Maidenhair Spleenwort +8 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meliscaeva auricollis, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Meliscaeva auricollis, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 ▾
156 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 536 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 536 National Cycle Network
Show on map Brampton Valley Way Cycling route ▾
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Connect2 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 874 m ▾
Named route Ref 539 Length 874 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The Racecourse and Northampton SW: aerial 2014
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Wildlife to spot
36,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin +41
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Alkanet · Common Field-speedwell · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Stinking Iris · Lesser Celandine +5
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cowslip Primula veris Garden Grape-hyacinth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,301 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Magpie · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin +41
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Tawny Owl Strix aluco Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Green Alkanet · Common Field-speedwell · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Stinking Iris · Lesser Celandine +5
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cowslip Primula veris Garden Grape-hyacinth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muscari armeniacum
Muscari armeniacum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata 