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Crow Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.53623, -0.38058

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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

4 activities

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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Gunwade TrailWalking route
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Wildflower TrailWalking route
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Ham Mere TrailWalking route
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Bluebell TrailWalking route
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Cycling

32 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
Nassaburgh TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Peterborough LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland by Oundle Road near Elton

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland by Oundle Road near Elton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ELTON HALLHistoric site2 km→✦The fort and Roman walled town of Durobrivae and its south, west and east suburbs, immediately south and east of Water Newton VillageHistoric site3 km→🌱Saint Botolph GreenUrban park1.5 km→✦Earthworks of Abbot of Ramsey's ManorHistoric site1.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Woodlands Sports CentreUrban park4.4 km→

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