Wadenhoe Great Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
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52.44706, -0.54408
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Yellowhammer 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Yellowhammer 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Viper's-bugloss, Common Valerian +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Small White, Emperor Dragonfly +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Small White, Emperor Dragonfly +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Walnut, Wood-sorrel, Corn Mint
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lyveden Way Walking route 15.2 km ▾
Named route Length 15.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 53 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Northamptonshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,341 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Skylark Alauda arvensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Scarce Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer · Broad-bodied Chaser +12
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Lesser / Wood Burdock · Prickly Sow-thistle · Spear Thistle · Wood Small-reed · Hard Rush +50
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2025 Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos2025 Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025 Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,341 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Skylark Alauda arvensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Scarce Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer · Broad-bodied Chaser +12
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Lesser / Wood Burdock · Prickly Sow-thistle · Spear Thistle · Wood Small-reed · Hard Rush +50
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2025 Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos2025 Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025 Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Rhingia rostrata Rhingia rostrata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 2025
2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Walnut Juglans regia2025
Walnut Juglans regia2025
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale
White Comfrey Symphytum orientale
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2025
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus2025
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2025
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Chenopodium album Chenopodium album2025
Chenopodium album Chenopodium album2025
Hemlock Conium maculatum2025
Hemlock Conium maculatum2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Stellaria media Stellaria media2025
Stellaria media Stellaria media2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2025
Field-rose Rosa arvensis2025
Corsican Pine Pinus nigra subsp. laricio2025
Corsican Pine Pinus nigra subsp. laricio2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Norway Spruce Picea abies2025
Norway Spruce Picea abies2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Oat Avena sativa2025
Oat Avena sativa2025
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025