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Visiting this summer
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull, Shoveler +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull, Shoveler +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Hedge Woundwort, Creeping Thistle +181 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Hedge Woundwort, Creeping Thistle +181 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +22 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Brimstone, Red-eyed Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Brimstone, Red-eyed Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic Way Walking route 142 km ▾
Named route Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Rutland Round Walking route 105 km ▾
Named route Length 105 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hereward Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Northamptonshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
29,848 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,848 records · National Biodiversity Network Yellow-legged Gull · Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Ruff +5
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruff Calidris pugnax Pintail Anas acuta Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Mole · Rabbit
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Glow-worm · Red-eyed Damselfly · Anaglyptus mysticus · Small Eggar · Common Darter +7
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus Small Eggar Eriogaster lanestris Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva Norway Spruce · Pendulous Sedge · Field Maple · Rigid Hornwort · Wood Spurge +19
Norway Spruce Picea abies Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Field Maple Acer campestre Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,848 records · National Biodiversity Network Yellow-legged Gull · Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Ruff +5
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Ruff Calidris pugnax Pintail Anas acuta Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Mole · Rabbit
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Glow-worm · Red-eyed Damselfly · Anaglyptus mysticus · Small Eggar · Common Darter +7
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Anaglyptus mysticus Anaglyptus mysticus Small Eggar Eriogaster lanestris Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva Norway Spruce · Pendulous Sedge · Field Maple · Rigid Hornwort · Wood Spurge +19
Norway Spruce Picea abies Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Field Maple Acer campestre Rigid Hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea
Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa