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Bransford Spinney

1 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.43289, -1.23582

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Caspian Gull and Teal
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Caspian Gull, Teal, Coot +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Caspian Gull, Teal, Coot +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orchestes hortorum, Drepanosiphum platanoidis, Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. sexual +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orchestes hortorum, Drepanosiphum platanoidis, Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. sexual +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Witch's Butter, King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2023; Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Witch's Butter, King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Horse-chestnut, Welted Thistle, Perennial Sow-thistle +9 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Horse-chestnut, Welted Thistle, Perennial Sow-thistle +9 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Viaduct CyclewayCycling route

Ways signed by route signs as part of the Viaduct Cycleway

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 50Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A5 northbound near Bransford Spinney

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A5 northbound near Bransford Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lutterworth Country ParkUrban park3 km→🦉SWIFT VALLEYNature reserve4.2 km→🏞️SWIFT VALLEYCountry park4.2 km→🌱Lutterworth Country ParkUrban park3 km→✦NEWNHAM PADDOXHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Bittesby Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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