Daventry Country Park | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Daventry, Northamptonshire |
OS grid | SP 597 638 |
Area | 66 hectares |
Managed by | West Northamptonshire Council |
Daventry Country Park is a 66-hectare (160-acre) Local Nature Reserve and country park on the north-eastern outskirts of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. It is owned and managed by West Northamptonshire Council.
The park centres on Daventry Reservoir, which feeds the Grand Union Canal, and there are also meadows and crack willow woodland. Birds include yellowhammers, lesser whitethroats, dunnocks and song thrushes.
Facilities include a bird hide, a nature trail, an adventure playground, and a cafe.
References
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- "Daventry Country Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Map of Daventry Country Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Daventry Country Park: Management and Development Plan 2012-2017". Daventry District Council. January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Daventry Country Park". Daventry District Council. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
External links
- The Friends of Daventry Country Park Archived 4 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
52°16′05″N 1°09′18″W / 52.268°N 1.155°W / 52.268; -1.155
Local nature reserves in Northamptonshire | |
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North Northamptonshire | |
West Northamptonshire |