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Half Grown Spinney

3 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.13081, -0.54740

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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
Toilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, White Dead-nettle +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Selfheal, Ground-ivy, Creeping Thistle +98 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Selfheal, Ground-ivy, Creeping Thistle +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Clay WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26Local cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clay Way

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clay Way

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