Newton Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.54926, -0.46825
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
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 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km▾
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeLength 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route188 m▾
Named routeLength 188 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
26,058 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,058 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Jackdaw +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
🐝Insects4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Corizus hyoscyami · Migrant Hawker
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Elm · Bramble · Wild Teasel · Groundsel · Polygonum aviculare +71
- ElmUlmus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Black BryonyTamus communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,058 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Jackdaw +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
🐝Insects4 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Corizus hyoscyami · Migrant Hawker
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Elm · Bramble · Wild Teasel · Groundsel · Polygonum aviculare +71
- ElmUlmus
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Black BryonyTamus communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
