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Crow Spinney

31 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeInsectsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

52.62124, -0.41082

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Dropwort, Hawthorn, Wild Marjoram +4 more foraging species

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Knapweed Broomrape, Clustered Bellflower, Wild Parsnip +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Knapweed Broomrape, Clustered Bellflower, Wild Parsnip +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Torpel WayWalking route
Named route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stamford to Wansford Branchpublic footpath · 879 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 879 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Nassaburgh TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
John Clare Country routeCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Limestone Wall forming the Southern Boundary of The Park

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Limestone Wall forming the Southern Boundary of The Park

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🌱Walcot HallUrban park400 m→✦Settlement site E of Uffington and Barnack StationHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Burghley ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦BURGHLEY HOUSEHistoric site3.6 km→✦Wansford Bridge See also CAMBRIDGESHIRE 136Historic site4.7 km→✦Wansford Bridge See also PETERBOROUGH 136Historic site4.7 km→

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