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Northamptonshire
River valleys & rural heritage.
20 remarkable places
Collyweston QuarriesA little less ordinary
Rolling country, historic houses and the river landscapes of the Nene Valley.
The Wildland edit, Northamptonshire.
Worth the journey
01 / The leading story7.6Mixed-habitat reserve
Collyweston Quarries
Stamford Road, near Collyweston and Easton on the Hill, Northamptonshire
A former stone-slate quarry where exposed limestone and grassland now support a distinctive wildflower reserve.
Gardens & estates
Thenford Gardens & Arboretum
Thenford, near Banbury, Northamptonshire, OX17 2BX
Nature & landscapes
Glapthorn Cow Pastures
Glapthorn, 2.5 miles from Oundle, Northamptonshire
Nature & landscapes
Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve
Rushden Lakes, Rushden, Northamptonshire
Nature & landscapes
Summer Leys Nature Reserve
Hardwater Road, near Wollaston, Northamptonshire NN29 7TD
02 / Into the open
Take the slower path.
03 / Layers of time
Places with a past.
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7.6Mixed-habitat reserve
Collyweston Quarries
Stamford Road, near Collyweston and Easton on the Hill, Northamptonshire
6.2Garden
Thenford Gardens & Arboretum
Thenford, near Banbury, Northamptonshire, OX17 2BX
7.6Mixed-habitat reserve
Glapthorn Cow Pastures
Glapthorn, 2.5 miles from Oundle, Northamptonshire
7.2Mixed-habitat reserve
Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve
Rushden Lakes, Rushden, Northamptonshire
7.2Mixed-habitat reserve
Summer Leys Nature Reserve
Hardwater Road, near Wollaston, Northamptonshire NN29 7TD
6.8Mixed-habitat reserve
Corby Old Quarry ‘Gullet’ (The Gulley)
Priors Hall Park, Corby, Northamptonshire
6.7Mixed-habitat reserve
Barford Wood and Meadows
East of Rushton, Northamptonshire
6.7Mixed-habitat reserve
Rothwell Gullet
About 1 mile from Rothwell, Northamptonshire
6.7Ancient woodland
Southwick Wood Nature Reserve
Glapthorn Road, near Glapthorn and Oundle, Northamptonshire, PE8 5BD
6.3Mixed-habitat reserve
Fermyn Woods Country Park
Lyveden Road, near Brigstock, Northamptonshire NN14 3HS
Mixed-habitat reserve
Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire
5.8Mixed-habitat reserve
Abington Meadows Nature Reserve
Weston Mill Lane, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN3 3HJ
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