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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
52.15672, -0.89019
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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 Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Roade House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Roade House Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Box Tree Moth, Marmalade Hoverfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pianoforte Roadpublic footpath · 35 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: residential
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Roade War Memorial Dedication (2)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,808 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,808 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Wren · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Yellowhammer +34
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Rhinocyllus conicus · Cephus +1
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
- Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024
- CephusCephus2024
- Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa
Creeping Buttercup · Musk-mallow · Cow Parsley · Salad Burnet · Mexican Fleabane +89
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,808 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Wren · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Yellowhammer +34
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Rabbit · Red Fox · Muntjac · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Rhinocyllus conicus · Cephus +1
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
- Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024
- CephusCephus2024
- Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa
Creeping Buttercup · Musk-mallow · Cow Parsley · Salad Burnet · Mexican Fleabane +89
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeFrogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranaeFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCornflowerCentaurea cyanusCornflowerCentaurea cyanusHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024HemlockConium maculatum2024HemlockConium maculatum2024Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2024Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis2024Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2024Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2024Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common RestharrowOnonis repens2024Common RestharrowOnonis repens2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2024Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2024Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium2024Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2024Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2024Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2024Yellow-Juiced PoppyPapaver lecoqii2024Yellow-Juiced PoppyPapaver lecoqii2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Events & activities nearby
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