Fermyn Woods Country Park

Situated in the heart of the Rockingham Forest, the park offers access to fantastic woodlands, meadows, thickets, marshes and ponds to explore.

Recreation

• Cast off – enjoy a spot of coarse fishing. Day tickets available.
• Contemporary Art - See the Fermyn Woods Contemporary Art website (link is external) and in particular the Education Section (link is external).
• Children's play area
• Try one of our three circular trails – from an Easy Access stroll to a more challenging Forest Trail.

Eating and drinking

• Cafe - take a break at the Skylark Cafe.
• Picnic - have your lunch in the meadows or a BBQ in our special BBQ area.

Orienteering

• Try the orienteering course. Download your map and check sheet below.
  •  Orienteering map (PDF format 1.3MB)
  •  Check sheet (PDF format 95KB) (link is external)

Flora and fauna

• Birds
  • Red Kites, Bullfinch, Hawfinch, Nightingales, Skylark and Green Woodpeckers.
• Grasslands and hay meadows
  • Bee Orchid and Bird's Foot Trefoil. 
• Ponds
  • Sticklebacks, breeding newts and dragonflies.
• Wildlife
  • Badgers and Fallow Deer, dragonflies and Great Crested Newts, Cowslips and Bluebells.
• Woodland
  • Purple Emperor butterflies
  • Bluebells, Primroses and autumn fungi.

Gateway to the Rockingham Forest

Why not take the opportunity to explore further afield?

• Brigstock village
  • Honey-coloured stone houses, Collyweston slate roofs, a late Saxon church, two pubs and an Elizabethan market cross.
• Hunt for the Bocase Stone – said to mark the site of the Norman Forest Courts.
• Lyveden New Bield
  • An unfinished garden lodge begun in 1595 by Thomas Tresham.
  • Admission charge applies - check the National Trust website (link is external).
• Wander out to Wadenhoe and the River Nene – link up with the Nene Way Footpath.

​Click HERE to find out more about education in Northamptonshire's Country Parks. (link is external)