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Brown Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.12029, 0.05634

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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
Bike parkingParking

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

Signed route nearby
RSPB Fowlmere Nature TrailWalking route

Nature trail around RSPB Fowlmere

Named routeLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Chalk Ridge WalkWalking route7.4 km

A walk around the east of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 7.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Orwell WalkWalking route5.4 km

A walk around the east of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park1.6 km→🐄Asian Short-Clawed OtterVisitor farm1.5 km→🐄Maned WolvesVisitor farm1.5 km→🐄Sumatran TigerVisitor farm1.5 km→🐄White-lipped tamarinVisitor farm1.5 km→🐄Ring-tailed LemurVisitor farm1.5 km→

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