SITE GUIDE

POSTCODE: NN11 2JB GRID REF: SP 580 639 HOW TO GET THERE: Daventry is close to the M1 and the A5, and the Country Park is just off the A425 WHERE TO PARK: There’s an extensive pay and display car park: £2, 8am-8pm TERRAIN: Paved paths around the dam, but muddier as you go through the woodland, so wear stout shoes ACCESSIBILITY: Year-round, all-hours access on footpaths FACILITIES: Café and toilets are open 9am-5pm (summer), 9am-4pm (winter) and 9am-2pm on Sundays and Bank holidays PUBLIC TRANSPORT: No railway station nearer than Rugby, but extensive bus services ORGANISATIONS: Daventry District Council, web: daventrydc.gov.uk/leisure/ daventry-country-park/ COUNTY RECORDER: Mike Alibone, email: northantsbirds@ntlworld.com MAPS: OS Explorer 222, OS Landranger 152