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Long Spinney

6 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.39750, -1.07671

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Pondskater, Peacock, Tiger Cranefly +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Pondskater, Peacock, Tiger Cranefly +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Orange Balsam, Bristly Oxtongue +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Orange Balsam, Bristly Oxtongue +11 more · last seen 2025

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

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
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route758 m
Named routeRef 50Length 758 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Westbound A14 near Long Spinney

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Westbound A14 near Long Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STANFORD HALLHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Welford Pocket ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey FarmHistoric site3.5 km→✦Medieval village of StanfordHistoric site4 km→🌱Welford Recreational ParkUrban park2.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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