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Toll Bar Spinney - Woodland

4 ha

📷 tim · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.58216, -0.40840

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Nassaburgh TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
John Clare Country routeCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 63Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 63Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Nene at Wansford

📷 tim · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Nene at Wansford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wansford Bridge See also PETERBOROUGH 136Historic site600 m→✦Wansford Bridge See also CAMBRIDGESHIRE 136Historic site600 m→✦The fort and Roman walled town of Durobrivae and its south, west and east suburbs, immediately south and east of Water Newton VillageHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Walcot HallUrban park4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds600 m→🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→

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