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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
52.62046, -0.10695
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird +94 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST BOTOLPH; Historic site
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird +94 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +15 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Silky Wall Feather-moss +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,865 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,865 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Kestrel +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2020
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare +4
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Common Darter · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Scots Pine · Snowdrop · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Scentless Mayweed · Sun Spurge +31
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris2020
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2020
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2020
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,865 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Kestrel +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2020
🦌Mammals9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare +4
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Common Darter · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Scots Pine · Snowdrop · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Scentless Mayweed · Sun Spurge +31
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris2020
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2020
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2020
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2020Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2020SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020Wild CherryPrunus avium2020Wild CherryPrunus avium2020Fat-henChenopodium album2020Fat-henChenopodium album2020Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2020Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2020Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2020Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2020HemlockConium maculatum2020HemlockConium maculatum2020White CampionSilene latifolia2020White CampionSilene latifolia2020Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2020Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus2020Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020AshFraxinus excelsior2020AshFraxinus excelsior2020Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020HazelCorylus avellana2020HazelCorylus avellana2020Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2020Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2020Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2020Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2020Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2020Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2020Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2020Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2020Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2020Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2020Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2020Field PansyViola arvensis2020Field PansyViola arvensis2020Common ChickweedStellaria media2020Common ChickweedStellaria media2020NipplewortLapsana communis2020NipplewortLapsana communis2020IvyHedera helix2020IvyHedera helix2020Field MapleAcer campestre2020Field MapleAcer campestre2020Wild-oatAvena fatua2020Wild-oatAvena fatua2020Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2020Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2020Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis2020Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis2020Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020Events & activities nearby
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