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Crow Spinney - Conifer woodland

3 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.52668, -0.41275

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeLength 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 53Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route188 m
Named routeLength 188 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Crow Spinney near Elton Hall

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Crow Spinney near Elton Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ELTON HALLHistoric site900 m→✦Earthworks of Abbot of Ramsey's ManorHistoric site800 m→🌱Saint Botolph GreenUrban park1.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.1 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→✦Henge, ring ditch and prehistoric settlement remains, 450m west of High Holborn LodgeHistoric site2.9 km→

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