Wrenbury Road West Open Space
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.25205, -0.96315
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Green Alkanet, Common Poppy +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
98 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 536Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network
Brampton Valley WayCycling route▾
Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NorbitalCycling route▾
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route126 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
18,348 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,348 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Siskin +12
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis · Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Callicorixa praeusta · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Pondskater +3
- Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
- Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
- Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
- Sigara (Subsigara) fossarumSigara (Subsigara) fossarum
Shepherd's-purse · Cleavers · Red Dead-nettle · Blackthorn · Dandelion +129
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,348 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Siskin +12
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis · Sigara (Subsigara) distincta · Callicorixa praeusta · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Pondskater +3
- Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis
- Sigara (Subsigara) distinctaSigara (Subsigara) distincta
- Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
- Sigara (Subsigara) fossarumSigara (Subsigara) fossarum
Shepherd's-purse · Cleavers · Red Dead-nettle · Blackthorn · Dandelion +129
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
