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Lodge Spinney

2 ha

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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
🍄Mushroom 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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Hobby, Mallard, Coot +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hobby, Mallard, Coot +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. lat., King Alfred's Cakes, Common Jelly Spot +12 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. lat., King Alfred's Cakes, Common Jelly Spot +12 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Red Dead-nettle, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Greater Celandine, Red Dead-nettle +36 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hazel, Greater Celandine, Red Dead-nettle +36 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional 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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 6Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds99 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Hobby · Red Kite · Mallard · Coot · Little Grebe +94

HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PochardAythya ferina2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
PintailAnas acuta2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Otter · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

🐝

Insects23 species

springsummer

2024

Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly +18

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Crataerina pallidaCrataerina pallida2023
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2023
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2023
AlticaAltica2023
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2023
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2023

🍄

Fungi15 species

winter

2023

Witch's Butter · Coesyn Melfed · Flavoparmelia caperata · Common Jelly Spot · Punctelia subrudecta s. lat. +10

Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.

🌿

Plants39 species

winter

2024

Hazel · Greater Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Common Mouse-ear · Yew +34

HazelCorylus avellana
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Common ReedPhragmites australis2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
European LarchLarix decidua2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
TimothyPhleum pratense2022
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
Sweet VioletViola odorata2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds99 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Hobby · Red Kite · Mallard · Coot · Little Grebe +94

HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
TealAnas crecca2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PochardAythya ferina2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
PintailAnas acuta2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Otter · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023

🐝

Insects23 species

springsummer

2024

Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly +18

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Crataerina pallidaCrataerina pallida2023
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2023
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2023
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2023
AlticaAltica2023
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2023
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2023

🍄

Fungi15 species

winter

2023

Witch's Butter · Coesyn Melfed · Flavoparmelia caperata · Common Jelly Spot · Punctelia subrudecta s. lat. +10

Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata
Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.

🌿

Plants39 species

winter

2024

Hazel · Greater Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Common Mouse-ear · Yew +34

HazelCorylus avellana
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
GorseUlex europaeus2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Common ReedPhragmites australis2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
European LarchLarix decidua2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
TimothyPhleum pratense2022
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Red FescueFestuca rubra2022
Sweet VioletViola odorata2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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