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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.28698, -0.87632
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Blackthorn, Daisy +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Blackthorn, Daisy +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle, Alexanders +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 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 ▾
88 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 N/A Cycling route 84 m ▾
Named route Length 84 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 483 m ▾
Named route Length 483 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Spectacle Lane byway open to all traffic · 259 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 259 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Spectacle Lane byway open to all traffic · 390 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 390 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
16,360 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,360 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Starling +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Rough Strawberry-root Weevil · Juniper Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug +7
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rough Strawberry-root Weevil Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Daisy · Greater Celandine · Primrose · Groundsel · Yarrow +10
Daisy Bellis perennis Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Yarrow Achillea millefolium Ivy Hedera helix Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,360 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Starling +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Rough Strawberry-root Weevil · Juniper Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug +7
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Rough Strawberry-root Weevil Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Daisy · Greater Celandine · Primrose · Groundsel · Yarrow +10
Daisy Bellis perennis Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus Primrose Primula vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Yarrow Achillea millefolium Ivy Hedera helix Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
False Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus inserta2025
False Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus inserta2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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