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Big Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.29175, 0.08170

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Named routeRegional 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
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 11.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cuckoo Drovebyway open to all traffic · 491 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 491 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Reynold's Drovebyway open to all traffic · 801 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 801 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
Pauley's Drovebyway open to all traffic · 364 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 364 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pauley's Drove

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pauley's Drove

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🌱Northstowe Phase 1 Water ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Northstowe Phase 2 Water ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Longstanton Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱LAPUrban park1.5 km→

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