Hipsey Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
35 ha
🦋Insects🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
51.94038, -0.48975
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Sundon Hills Country Park 499m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Sundon Hills Country Park 499m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Lea Valley Walk (link to Leagrave Station)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Former Chiltern WayWalking route▾
Former route of Chiltern Way, removed in March 2023. Left in mapping for information, especially if people are using old guidebooks
Named routeRef CWexLocal walking route
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route39 m▾
Named routeLength 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route947 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 947 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route57 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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