Old Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.10307, -1.24365
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Round Cropredy WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Grimsbury 5kmWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Course of old railway near Thorpe Mandeville
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Wildlife to spot
978 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
978 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Partridge · Swift · Lapwing · Little Owl · Barn Owl +22
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- SwiftApus apus2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2019
- MagpiePica pica2014
Badger · Brown Hare · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +1
- BadgerMeles meles2017
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2017
Orange-tip · Small White · Comma · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White +16
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
🌿Plants56 species
winterspring
2017▾
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss +51
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2016
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2016
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2016
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2016
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
978 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Partridge · Swift · Lapwing · Little Owl · Barn Owl +22
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- SwiftApus apus2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2019
- MagpiePica pica2014
Badger · Brown Hare · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +1
- BadgerMeles meles2017
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2017
Orange-tip · Small White · Comma · Small Tortoiseshell · Green-veined White +16
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
🌿Plants56 species
winterspring
2017▾
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss +51
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2016
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2016
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2016
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2016
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202216-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2022Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2019Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2019Tipula vittataTipula vittata2018Tipula vittataTipula vittata2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017PeacockAglais io2017PeacockAglais io20172016
2016
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2016Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2016Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2016Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2016Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2016Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2016Common PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2016Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2016Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2016Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2016Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2016Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2016Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2016Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2016RedshankCeratodon purpureus2016RedshankCeratodon purpureus2016Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2016Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2016Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2016Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2016Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2016Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2016Glaucous CrystalwortRiccia glaucaGlaucous CrystalwortRiccia glaucaCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensPill BryumBryum violaceumPill BryumBryum violaceumSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaSchreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberianaTall PottiaTortula protobryoidesTall PottiaTortula protobryoidesEphemerum serratumEphemerum serratumEphemerum serratumEphemerum serratumCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2016Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2016Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2016Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2016Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2016Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2016Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2016Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2016Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2016Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2016Even ScalewortRadula complanata2016Even ScalewortRadula complanata2016Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2016Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2016Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2016Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2016Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2016Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2016Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2016Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2016River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2016River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2016Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2016Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2016Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2016Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2016Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2016Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2016Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2016Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2016Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2016Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2016Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2016Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2016Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2016Pea BryumBryum ruderale2016Pea BryumBryum ruderale2016Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2016Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2016Silver-mossBryum argenteum2016Silver-mossBryum argenteum2016Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2016Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2016Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine2016Many-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affine2016White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2016White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2016Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2016Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2016