Woodland walks in autumn
Morehay Lane - a public footpath leading south west from King's Cliffe
Recommended walks for autumn colour
Please send us your favourite locations and send us pictures if they are not on the list already
As the days shorten the forest changes its character and colour. The green hues of spring and summer are replaced by a palette of yellows, oranges and browns. Mushrooms and toadstools emerge, fruits ripen, winter birds arrive. It is the perfect time to get out and walk in the woodlands and there are lots to choose from in our area.
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On this page we will be listing some recommendations of where to go to appreciate the woods at their best. But there are many more sites which are equally good, possibly even better! We'd love to hear from you if you'd like to share your favourite walks to add to the list and are able to send us a picture or two. All locations listed here are either on publicly-accessible sites or can be viewed from public Rights of Way.
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We hope to add more locations and pictures as the season goes on.
Wakerley Great Wood
This location is very popular indeed with its large free car park just a short distance off the A43. There is a 2-mile-long hard track which snakes deep into the wood and, leading off it, a network of more minor rides and paths. It is well worth exploring some of these to find the very best autumn colours and, if you are lucky some spectacular fungi. However, as the winter sets in some of these paths get very muddy and almost impassable! Make the most of them while the wood is at its very best.​​
Corby Woodlands
For autumn colour it's hard to beat the large Ancient Woodlands that have been preserved within the boundary of Corby. There are many hard tracks making the woods accessible to all - you could try for example the well signed routes through Thoroughsale and Hazel Woods that start from beside the boating lake. But don't forget to visit the separate Nature Reserve of Kings Wood too. The Corby Woodlands are managed by North Northants Council and a network of dedicated Friends groups. More details and maps here
The woods are particularly rich in fungi this year. This part of the website will help you sort out the brackets, boletes, inkcaps, jellies, corals, crusts and so on