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Larch Spinney

2 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.60923, -1.00165

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Azure Damselfly +124 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Azure Damselfly +124 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Brooklime, Garlic Mustard +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Brooklime, Garlic Mustard +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Garlic Mustard, Common Sorrel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crystal Brain, Blackening Waxcap, Daisy Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Crystal Brain, Blackening Waxcap, Daisy Rust · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 63Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route521 m
Named routeRef 63Length 521 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inside Larch Spinney

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside Larch Spinney

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🌱Fordview Play ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Willowbrook ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Sedgebrook Road Open SpaceUrban park4.3 km→🌱Uplands ParkUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Catharine's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→🌱Edith Cole Memorial ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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