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A great place to walk and see wildlife, close to the centre of town.

A wonderful, well used urban park, just a short walk from my house.

A nice place to walk and getaway from the houses and buildings

Wonderful bird habitat!

Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows Within walking distance of my home. It's a joy to see the diverse habitat and the wildlife that inhabits the area. I love to watch the changes each season brings to the area.

We love this part of the river - as we are keen boaters, we think it is the prettiest bit!

A must for all keen bird watchers!

A beautiful haven for wildlife, particularly water birds. Managed, but not over managed, by a small group of volunteers. It was here, 30 years ago, my then boyfriend, now husband proposed to me.

I love the feeling of openness you get when walking through the reserve along the Greenway and there is always something to see that makes me smile no matter what time of year, whether it's dragonflies and butterflies enjoying the summer sunshine or flocks of birds coming in to land in the winter.

I love the tranquillity here, I can escape from the world!

Pitsford Water Nature Reserve because of the wonderful wildlife and tranquility.

Pitsford Water Nature Reserve because of the wonderful wildlife and the tranquility. Also the dedicated staff and volunteers there are good company and very knowledgeable about the wildlife.

This field centre is a fantastic, and hidden, resource! Based in a converted church in the tiny village of Newton, this site is filled with history and the centre managed meadows are blooming marvellous in the summer (excuse the pun!)

I got married in Wadenhoe and during the two days I was there we climbed up to the church outside the village to see the magnificent views up the river. Shame about the Ikea building in the distance though.

Free to enter, well-manged accessible green space

Accessible, well-managed site - fantastic restoration of gravel pits for the benefit of people and wildlife

Had a lovely sunny family walk in the spring and saw lots of wildlife

There are many places that I value, which include Stortons Gravel Pits at Sixfields Northampton, Blueberry Farm near Maidwell and Harrington Airfield but above all I value Pitsford Nature Reserve which is closest to my home and provides as much as any of the other sites in terms of the ticking the boxes below.

Lots and lots of different footpaths offering a multitude of routes through the superbly quiet countryside. The Willowbrook burbling, a pub in every village, the Fineshade/Wakerley woods complex, a diisused railway line and two SSSs.Fantastic variety and some precious wildlife havens.

At this point the Nene is not a full-scale river - more a large stream. It forms the southern boundary of Flore parish, and includes a water mill and flood defences. There is a flood plain and what amount to water meadows south of Flore village, which are a particular delight in both Summer and Winter. At this point the river has a more or less undisturbed and untamed feel to it, unlike many areas further downstream.

Since moving to Northamptonshire in the late 60s my knowledge and appreciation has grown. I have walked several sections of the Nene Valley Way and valued the somewhat late use of the former Northampton - Peterborough (and Kettering - Cambridge) railway lines as footpaths and cycle ways. I have lived close to the northern source of the River Nene as well a in Irthlingborough and Higham Ferrers and know the Ferry Meadows park in Peterborough. Stanwick Lakes is a welcome and well used leisure and environmental resource but I was sad that the discussions at the Frontier Centre in 2006/7? about imaginatively developing the adjacent sites of Stanwick Lakes, the Frontier Centre and the 27 acres at Nene Park came to nothing. Having been concerned about the large amount of gravel extraction along the Nene Valley close to Irthlingborough I am relieved that the resultant environmental requirements of planning permission have begun to enhance the area.

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washland on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washland on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washland on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014. For the views overlooking Northampton from the south.

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014

Site suggested by participants at a community dialogue session at Northampton Washlands on 8 November 2014