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The Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.84660, -0.07514

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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

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

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational 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

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route8.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 8.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 1Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland near Spalding

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland near Spalding

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Weston Playing FieldUrban park4.9 km→🌱Glen ParkUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Laurence's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyardHistoric site4.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛳Spalding Golf ClubGolf course2.8 km→

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