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Sandy Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

16 ha

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.39329, -0.63760

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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

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
East Northamptonshire GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route690 m
Named routeRef 552Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route812 m
Named routeRef 552Length 812 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route941 m
Named routeRef 552Length 941 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 552Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route526 m
Named routeRef 552Length 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Muddy Track, Muddy Road

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Muddy Track, Muddy Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wicksteed ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Castle FieldUrban park4.4 km→🌱Ise Valley ParklandsUrban park4.6 km→✦WICKSTEED PARKHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Drayton ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Barton Seagrave moats, fishponds and shrunken medieval village remainsHistoric site4.4 km→

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