Horse Close Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.53567, -0.34023
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Gunwade TrailWalking route▾
Wildflower TrailWalking route▾
Ham Mere TrailWalking route▾
Bluebell TrailWalking route▾
88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Wellingtonia CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef WellingtoniaLocal cycle route
Nassaburgh TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
5,477 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,477 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie · Chaffinch +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common GullLarus canus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Elder · Rubus ulmifolius · Procumbent Pearlwort · Norway Maple · Sticky Mouse-ear +14
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,477 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie · Chaffinch +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common GullLarus canus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Elder · Rubus ulmifolius · Procumbent Pearlwort · Norway Maple · Sticky Mouse-ear +14
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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