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Spinney Wood - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha

📷 Hamish Griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.02765, 1.11246

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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
Parking

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

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Alton Water Red RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fonnereau WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gipping Valley River PathWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

149 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
South Suffolk Route BCycling route
Named routeRef BRegional cycle route
Alton Water LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field and path in between Thorington Hall and Spinney Wood

📷 Hamish Griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field and path in between Thorington Hall and Spinney Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Holywells ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Chantry ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Stonelodge ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Stone Lodge ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Bourne ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell StreetHistoric site4.5 km→

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