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Barnaby's Spinney

1 ha

📷 Peter Mackenzie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.39369, -1.35314

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Sphaerophoria · last seen 2024; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Sphaerophoria · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 08Walking route
Named routeRef C08Listed length 16 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
N/ACycling route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The minor road to King's Newnham

📷 Peter Mackenzie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The minor road to King's Newnham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦COMBE ABBEYHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Coombe Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Brinklow Playing FieldUrban park2.1 km→🌱King George V's Playing FieldUrban park3.6 km→✦Motte and bailey castle, 30m E of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site2.1 km→✦Brinklow CastleHistoric site2.1 km→

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