Pool Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.31749, -1.36335
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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 41
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 08Walking route▾
Named routeRef C08Listed length 16 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 08A (short-cut for C08)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C08ALocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 09Walking route▾
Named routeRef C09Listed length 14.5 kmLocal walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route183 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 183 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route46 m▾
Named routeLength 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Photos
Looking northeast along the dismantled railway at Birdingbury station
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