Wykin Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.54813, -1.42245
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
Named hiking route nearby: Footpath T53
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km26 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Footpath U62Walking route▾
Named routeRef U62
Footpath U77Walking route▾
Named routeRef U77
Footpath U59Walking route▾
Named routeRef U59
Foothpath U65Walking route▾
Named routeRef U65
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route498 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route59 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route61 m▾
Named routeRef 52Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route726 m▾
Named routeRef 524Length 726 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route25 m▾
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Greenfinch +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Water Vole · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +31
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Common Orange Lichen · Oak Crust · Erythricium aurantiacum · Oak Blackhead
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Oak CrustPeniophora quercina
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Greenfinch +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Water Vole · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +31
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Common Orange Lichen · Oak Crust · Erythricium aurantiacum · Oak Blackhead
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Oak CrustPeniophora quercina
- Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
- Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Varied Carpet Beetle
Varied Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusAnthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscusSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusRiponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendensSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusEleagnus SuckerCacopsylla fulguralisEleagnus SuckerCacopsylla fulguralisDemeijerea rufipesDemeijerea rufipesDemeijerea rufipesDemeijerea rufipesOpomyzaOpomyza2024OpomyzaOpomyza202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus2024Notaris acridulusNotaris acridulus20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024NeoasciaNeoascia2024NeoasciaNeoascia2024Events & activities nearby
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