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Ermine Spinney

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.47541, -0.27882

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens, Diploicia canescens +57 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens, Diploicia canescens +57 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +61 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +61 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Bifid Crestwort, Elder +6 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Bifid Crestwort, Elder +6 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route93 m
Named routeRef 12Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 12Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 12Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route54 m
Named routeLength 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Roadway to Ermine Lodge

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roadway to Ermine Lodge

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🌱St. Judiths FieldUrban park4.9 km→✦Deserted village N of Washingley ParkHistoric site4 km→🌱Holmewood GreenUrban park1.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.4 km→✦Deserted village of CaldecoteHistoric site2.8 km→✦Fish StewsHistoric site3.4 km→

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