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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › East Midlands › West Northamptonshire Getting here
52.25690, -0.90394
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Tea and Cake @ Bell — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Tea and Cake @ Bell — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Cow Parsley, Green Alkanet +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Cow Parsley, Green Alkanet +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Red Dead-nettle, Blackthorn
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 ▾
154 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
18,810 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,810 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Goldfinch +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Sarcophaga · Harlequin Ladybird · Wild Rose Fusehorn · Syrphus +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus Syrphus Syrphus Poecilus Poecilus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Common Field-speedwell · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Common Poppy · Wild Teasel +9
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,810 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Goldfinch +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Sarcophaga · Harlequin Ladybird · Wild Rose Fusehorn · Syrphus +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sarcophaga Sarcophaga Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus Syrphus Syrphus Poecilus Poecilus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Common Field-speedwell · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Common Poppy · Wild Teasel +9
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra
Scymnus Scymnus
Scymnus Scymnus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae
Aphid Aphididae
Aphid Aphididae
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Apple Malus domestica2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 