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Bloore's Spinney

2 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.42736, -1.35483

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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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Capillary Thread-moss +29 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Capillary Thread-moss +29 more · last seen 2018

Free

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

23 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 10Walking route
Named routeRef C10Listed length 13.5 kmLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing, Stretton Wharf

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing, Stretton Wharf

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦COMBE ABBEYHistoric site4.2 km→✦NEWNHAM PADDOXHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Coombe Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️COOMBE ABBEYCountry park4.8 km→🌱Brinklow Playing FieldUrban park1.8 km→🐄Malt Kiln FarmVisitor farm1.6 km→

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