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Little Brickhill Spinney

5 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.28997, -0.90322

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Butterbur, Mind-your-own-business +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Butterbur, Mind-your-own-business +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Spring Closepublic footpath · 167 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 167 mPath type: residential
Butcher's Lanepublic footpath · 323 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 323 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Pitsford Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NorbitalCycling route
Named routeRef 539Round tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route957 m
Named routeRef 539Length 957 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route306 m
Named routeRef 6Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A508 Harborough Road North at Brickhill Spinney

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A508 Harborough Road North at Brickhill Spinney

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Nearby places

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🌱Bradlaugh FieldsUrban park3.1 km→🌱Country Park Pinic AreaUrban park3.2 km→🌱Country Park nature learning areaUrban park3.2 km→🌱Kingsthorpe ParkUrban park3.6 km→🦉HILLS AND HOLESNature reserve3.8 km→🌱Eastfield ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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