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Crab-tree Spinney

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Ian in Warwickshire · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.50816, -1.35544

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lucerne, Common Reed, Sweet Gum +14 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pale Tussock, Long-tailed Blue, Shining Alder Leaf-miner +13 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Pale Tussock, Long-tailed Blue, Shining Alder Leaf-miner +13 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Alder Tongue · last seen 2023; Fungi — Alder Tongue · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
ACW Circular Walk 14Walking route
Named routeRef C14Listed length 13 km
ACW Circular Walk 14A (short-cut for C14)Walking route
Named routeRef C14ALocal walking route
Rail Trail: Bedworth Circular via BulkingtonWalking route10.1 km

A 3.5-mile pleasant short walk over fields to the Coventry Canal, then up to Marston Junction and returning to Bedworth via the Ashby Canal. Duration: 3 hours Distance: 6.3 miles

Named routeRef rtBedLength 10.1 kmLocal walking route
Bridleway V29Walking route
Named routeRef V29
Footpath V35Walking route
Named routeRef V35

Wildlife to spot

Photos

'Lakeside' pool.

📷 Ian in Warwickshire · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

'Lakeside' pool.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Argents MeadUrban park3.8 km→🌱Hollycroft ParkUrban park4.3 km→🦉BURBAGE COMMON & WOODSNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Pughes PaddockUrban park2.3 km→🌱UnnamedUrban park2.4 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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