Horse Close Spinney - Woodland
3 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife〰Water
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.54474, -0.35643
Open directionsv
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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Gunwade TrailWalking route▾
Wildflower TrailWalking route▾
Ham Mere TrailWalking route▾
Bluebell TrailWalking route▾
65 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
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route
Nassaburgh TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Photos
Grass track and hedgerow near Chesterton
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Wildlife to spot
6,564 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +39
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2022▾
Otter · Badger · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- OtterLutra lutra
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Adder
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Scarce Chaser · Nimbus contaminatus · Common Blue Damselfly
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2022
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Knotgrass · Fool's Water-Cress · Yellow Iris · Meadow Foxtail · Common Nettle +62
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +39
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2022▾
Otter · Badger · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- OtterLutra lutra
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Adder
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Scarce Chaser · Nimbus contaminatus · Common Blue Damselfly
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2022
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Knotgrass · Fool's Water-Cress · Yellow Iris · Meadow Foxtail · Common Nettle +62
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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