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Dale Spinney

2 ha

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.45074, -1.17907

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Scarlet Tiger, White-banded Grass-moth, Phytomyza glechomae +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scarlet Tiger, White-banded Grass-moth, Phytomyza glechomae +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Turkeytail +2 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Yellow Brain, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Turkeytail +2 more · last seen 2026

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Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Walnut, Pedunculate Oak +1 more foraging species

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Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 50Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeLength 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Misterton Hall Lake

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Misterton Hall Lake

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