Boughton Lane Pocket Park
The Boughton Lane Pocket Park can be found in Northampton, England.
A thin strip of land between Moulton Business Park and Boughton Lane, this boundary park that is a remnant of a historic Deer Park and part of a Royal Warren, has history extending back to the 13th Century. The Park has a link to the Brickyard Spinney on its Eastern edge and bears a ridge and furrow on its South side, indicating its agricultural heritage. Remnants of a dry stone wall link its history to that of a natural boundary.
General
Established in 1994 this park is situated on the Northern extremities of Northampton. The site is owned by the Northampton Borough Council and managed by the Boughton Lane Pocket Park Community Group. This Park is accessible from entrances off Boughton Lane, Moulton Business Park and Redhouse Road. It is a wooded park that is 10.95 acres (0.017 sq mi; 0.044 km2).
Wildlife
Mammals
- Common shrew (Sorex araneus)
- Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
- European mole (Talpa Europaea)
- Reeves's muntjac deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
- Rabbit
- Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Birds
- Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
- Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
- Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- Greater spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
- Great tit (Parus major)
- Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
- European magpie (Pica pica)
- European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
- Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
- Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- Owls (yet to identify type, but are there every night)
Reptiles
- Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
Insects
- Clouded yellow butterfly (Colias croceus)
- Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria)
Vegetation
- Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
- Common Hazel (Corylus avellana)
- Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
- Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Fungi
- Common Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
References
Boughton Lane Pocket Park website