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Ashpole Spinney

11 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.50974, -0.38104

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fly Orchid, Lizard Orchid, Pyramidal Orchid +5 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Fly Orchid, Lizard Orchid, Pyramidal Orchid +5 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
The Green WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peterborough LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beside Long Spinney

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beside Long Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ELTON HALLHistoric site2 km→🌱Saint Botolph GreenUrban park1.9 km→✦Earthworks of Abbot of Ramsey's ManorHistoric site2.9 km→✦Deserted village N of Washingley ParkHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Lily PondUrban park4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→

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