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Fulford Spinney

4 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.12901, -1.19944

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Swift, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Swift, Jackdaw +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Striped Slender Robberfly +53 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Striped Slender Robberfly +53 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Transparent Fork-moss, Meadowsweet +58 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Transparent Fork-moss, Meadowsweet +58 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Hawthorn +3 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
Canons Ashby Parkland Walk, Canons AshbyWalking route1 km

Easy circular walk with gentle inclines and some uneven ground. Dogs must be kept on a lead. Note you will have to pay admission if you wish to do this trail, see website for up to date prices.

Named routeLength 1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 5.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route210 m
Named routeRef 50Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.9 km
Named routeRef 50Length 7.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route328 m
Named routeRef 50Length 328 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Barley Hill - lane south of Fulford Farm

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barley Hill - lane south of Fulford Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Canons Ashby: the remains of a medieval monastery, castle, settlement and fields, post-medieval houses, gardens and park, and a series of five damsHistoric site3.7 km→✦CANONS ASHBYHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Canons Ashby HouseUrban park3.5 km→🌱Green CourtUrban park3.8 km→✦Site of medieval village of StutchburyHistoric site4.7 km→✦Sulgrave bowl barrowHistoric site1.4 km→

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