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Great Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.39502, 0.09166

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 423m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (through Ely)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths 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
Middle Level Barrier Bankpublic footpath · 2.7 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: footway
Middle Level Barrier Bankpublic footpath · 1.9 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.9 kmSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
New Cross Drovebyway open to all traffic · 756 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 756 mSurface earthPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Bedford Barrier Bank at Sutton Gault

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Bedford Barrier Bank at Sutton Gault

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Neolithic enclosures at Grey's Farm, Horseley FenHistoric site4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Long barrow at South Fen, 180m south east of Between Ditches DroveHistoric site1.9 km→✦Long barrow at South Fen, 90m south west of the west end of Rymanmoor Long TurningHistoric site2.2 km→

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