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Coombe-hill Spinney

5 ha

📷 Richard Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.44749, -1.00449

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Swallow, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Swallow, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Ground-elder, Elder +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Wall Speedwell +115 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Wall Speedwell +115 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeRef 6Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route529 m
Named routeRef 6Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route156 m
Named routeRef 6Length 156 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route498 m
Named routeLength 498 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View by Rough-hill Spinney.

📷 Richard Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View by Rough-hill Spinney.

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✦Clipston medieval settlementHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Dog ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey FarmHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Welford Pocket ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Marston Trussell shrunken medieval village and moatHistoric site2.7 km→✦Papillon HallHistoric site3.4 km→

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