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Lodge Mill Spinneys

4 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Caspian Gull
  • 🌿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· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Caspian Gull, Teal +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Caspian Gull, Teal +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea, Orchestes hortorum, Agromyza anthracina +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea, Orchestes hortorum, Agromyza anthracina +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Alsike Clover, Welted Thistle, Horse-chestnut +18 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Alsike Clover, Welted Thistle, Horse-chestnut +18 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Walnut, Ground-elder, Elder +2 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Witch's Butter · last seen 2023; Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Witch's Butter · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Viaduct CyclewayCycling route

Ways signed by route signs as part of the Viaduct Cycleway

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 53Cycling route
Named routeRef 53National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 50Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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Countryside near Lodge Mill Spinneys

Countryside near Lodge Mill Spinneys

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