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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.21553, -1.05130
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Violet, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,404 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,404 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Skylark · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Treecreeper · Wren · Great Tit +34
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Wall Speedwell · Mugwort · Scots Pine · Annual Meadow-grass · Bittersweet +95
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,404 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Skylark · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Treecreeper · Wren · Great Tit +34
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Nephus quadrimaculatus +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Wall Speedwell · Mugwort · Scots Pine · Annual Meadow-grass · Bittersweet +95
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiStethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri2025Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Bush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCherryPrunusCherryPrunusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreGarden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridumGarden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWinter-CressBarbareaWinter-CressBarbareaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisEvents & activities nearby
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