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Bullock's Penn Spinney

9 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

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52.38915, -0.84684

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Woodpigeon
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle · last seen 2024; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Dead-nettle · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route204 m

Named routeRef 6Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 6Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 6Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 6Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

9,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumn

2025

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Buzzard · Woodpigeon · Red Kite +46

MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Red Dead-nettle

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,690 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumn

2025

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Buzzard · Woodpigeon · Red Kite +46

MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Red Dead-nettle

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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