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Walgrave Allotment Gardens

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.34287, -0.83105

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Cormorant, Tufted Duck +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Cormorant, Tufted Duck +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Water-Boatman, Toothed Pondskater, Common Pondskater +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Water-Boatman, Toothed Pondskater, Common Pondskater +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Snowdrop · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Snowdrop · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route216 m
Named routeRef 6Length 216 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route876 m
Named routeLength 876 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Road, Walgrave

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Road, Walgrave

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LAMPORT HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Brixworth Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Medieval village of FaxtonHistoric site3.3 km→💧Pitsford WaterReservoir3.5 km→💧Pitsford WaterReservoir3.5 km→🌱Brixworth Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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