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Bullock's Penn Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.39217, -0.84366

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route204 m
Named routeRef 6Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Drain and Bullock's Penn Spinney

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Drain and Bullock's Penn Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦LAMPORT HALLHistoric site4.4 km→🌱' Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→✦Medieval village of FaxtonHistoric site2.4 km→

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