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Take a Walk through Nature
There are many walks with direct access from Bromptons Farm. Some are gentle strolling walks, the Stanton Woods / Bluebell Woods and the Grundle, while others are two or more miles in length, depending on your ability and time. All walks are good for dogs, although in some instances it is necessary to have your dog on a lead, as for some you will need to walk part way along a country lane. Here are descriptions of our favourite walks
Fairy Wood between Wyken Road and Bury Road
Stanton Woods / Bluebell Woods
​The Stanton Woods is an area of scientific interest and encompasses an area of 163 acres. The woods consist of several ancient coppice. Unfortunately, some of these coppices are located on private land, therefore closed to the public, but others have paths running through them.
​A good location to walk through one of these ancient coppices is off Bury Lane. You can either enter Bury Lane by walking along Wyken Road towards the village, or by walking through the Fairy Wood, accessed through a gap in the hedge on Wyken Road (left side) when walking towards the village. Bury Road gives way to a track, then a well-trodden path. Following this path, you will come to a large coppice that extends outwards from both sides. It is the left side that between late March and early May the bluebells bloom to create a spectacular display. Well worth a meander from the main path.
For those wanting a longer walk you can continue on the main path, which brings you to Wyken Road (close to the junction with the A143). If you turn left and follow Wyken Road, turning left again at the fork in the road, you will end up back at Bromptons Farm.
The Grundle
​The Grundle (Footpath 8), a fluvial channel formed by ancient melting glacial water, is now a dried stream bed (most of the time!), that provides a unique walking opportunity. The walk starts as a track from The Street on the south side of the village, and continues for a third of a mile into farmland. You can decide to walk along the stream bed or on a path on the southern side, that cuts its way along the stream bank. Either option provides an interesting walking experience
For those wanting a longer walk, you can continue at the end of the Grundle, turning left and following the track (Wash Lane – Footpath 10). This will bring you to Upthorpe Road. If you turn left, you can follow the road past the Stanton Windmill and school back to the centre of the village
Wash Lane (footpath 10)
Bird Watching
Bromptons Farm Resident Owls
​Bromptons Farm has resident Barn Owls; strangely enough nesting within the barn in the back field!. They prove to be very elusive; you may not see them for many weeks at a time. The photos below were taken during the summer when they were feeding their chicks.
Kestrels also make Bromptons Farm their home late each spring, using a nesting box located in the orchard. It’s very interesting seeing the parents dote on the young fledglings and encouraging them to fly
Blue Tits, Great Tits, Robins and Green Woodpeckers are also frequent visitors to Bromptons Farm; the latter being green are mostly heard and not often seen!