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Russell Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.38582, -1.33664

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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
  • 🅿️for Old Smithy 330m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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 08Walking route
Named routeRef C08Listed length 16 kmLocal walking route
Church Roadpublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National 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 route2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route710 m
Named routeRef 41Length 710 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route179 m
Named routeRef 53Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winter wheat emerging

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Winter wheat emerging

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Assheton Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Alwyn Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱King George V's Playing FieldUrban park2.2 km→🌱Brinklow Playing FieldUrban park3.4 km→🌱Newbold Centenary ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Newbold Quarry ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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