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| Cogenhoe Pocket Park |
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| Cogenhoe or Short Lane Pocket Park is a beautiful woodland with a stream and pond. It also contains a ford and the remains of the old ironstone railway. The park is divided into two areas, the first a byway leading to farm buildings and fields, this passes through the ford and the banks are sometimes grazed by cows. The second area is a broad gully dominated by ash trees and to the southern end aspen and poplars. |
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| Access Point |
| Access via Short Lane. Footpath (KF17) runs from the village towards Denton. Nene Way (KF15) runs through the village and connects to the Pocket Park via Station Road. |
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| Rights of Way |
| Nene Way (KF17). |
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| Suitability |
| The wooded area is suitable for wheelchair users in parts. |
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| History |
| Previously the site was used for ironstone extraction for buildings in the village. The land is on the Compton Estate which adjoins Castle Ashby House in an area which could not be used for agriculture. In 1984 Cogenhoe was one of the first Pocket Parks to be set up under Northamptonshire County Council's scheme. |
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| Management Objectives |
| The Pocket Park is managed for the enjoyment of the public and the protection of wildlife. In general the spinney has been left to its own devices, but maintained in such a way to allow safe access. A quarter of the spinney has been coppiced to allow for natural regeneration and replanted with trees typical of this part of Northamptonshire. The pond, which is popular with breeding amphibians and rare water voles, is kept as natural as possible. |
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| Special Wildlife |
| Water Vole, many species of butterflies including Speckled Wood, Fungi: Jew's ear, Stag's horn and Shaggy Parasol. Two nationally rare beetles: Magdalis barbicornis and Kissophagus hederae. |
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| Contact Details |
| For more information contact Sue Carverhill on 01604 891 512. |
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| Established : 1984 | |
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| Size :
4.21 acres/1.71 hectares. | |
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| Location :
Cogenhoe Map | |
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| District/Borough :
South Northamptonshire | |
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| Grid Reference :
Landranger Series No. 151 SP828602 (Main access). | |
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| Owned By :
The Marquis of Northampton leased to Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish Council. | |
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| Managed By :
Cogenhoe Pocket Park Management Group. | |
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| Partners :
Northamptonshire County Council, South Northamptonshire Council, Cogenhoe and Whiston Parish Council, Countryside Agency, The Marquis of Northampton. | |
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