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Larch Spinney

2 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Grebe, Carrion Crow, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Grebe, Carrion Crow, Mallard +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cock's-foot, Hard Rush, Timothy +80 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cock's-foot, Hard Rush, Timothy +80 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Beaked Hawk's-beard, Meadowsweet +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy Shieldbug, Culiseta annulata +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy Shieldbug, Culiseta annulata +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
ACW Circular Walk 07Walking route
Named routeRef C07Listed length 14.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 41Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 41Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 41Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ryton Pools Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

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