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Danehill Spinney

11 ha

📷 Burgess Von Thunen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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52.21470, -0.92362

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 274m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 274m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dock Bug, Field Grasshopper, Swollen-thighed Beetle +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Field Grasshopper, Swollen-thighed Beetle +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

122 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 536Cycling route

Named routeRef 536National Cycle Network

Northamptonshire Cycle Network N-TCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Northampton Cycle Network Connect2Cycling route

Named routeRef Connect2Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

NorbitalCycling route

Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route874 m

Named routeRef 539Length 874 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

24,278 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,278 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Silver Birch

Silver BirchBetula pendula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,278 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Silver Birch

Silver BirchBetula pendula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Burgess Von Thunen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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