Thorplands Open Space
44 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha
Getting here
52.27437, -0.84085
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 293m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 293m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Norbital
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cleavers, Daisy, Groundsel +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
HW22public footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mPath type: footway
111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 536Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network
Brampton Valley WayCycling route▾
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NorbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Footpath through Thorplands estate
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Wildlife to spot
16,621 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,621 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +27
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Granary Weevil · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Granary WeevilSitophilus granarius2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Daisy · Cleavers · Primrose · Groundsel · Yarrow +7
- DaisyBellis perennis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,621 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +27
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Granary Weevil · 24-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Granary WeevilSitophilus granarius2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Daisy · Cleavers · Primrose · Groundsel · Yarrow +7
- DaisyBellis perennis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas