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Minting Park Spinney

4 ha

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.24109, -0.27252

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard, Hazel +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Volucella pellucens +219 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Volucella pellucens +219 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bank Haircap, Dilated Scalewort, Common Tamarisk-moss +161 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bank Haircap, Dilated Scalewort, Common Tamarisk-moss +161 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route102 m
Named routeRef 1Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Minting Park Farm to Chambers Wood: aerial 2022 (2)

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Minting Park Farm to Chambers Wood: aerial 2022 (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Minting PrioryHistoric site3.2 km→✦King's HillHistoric site4 km→✦King's Hill barrowHistoric site4 km→✦Site of medieval nunnery, post-Dissolution house and gardensHistoric site4.2 km→✦Bardney Abbey: remains of a Benedictine monastery, fishponds, post-medieval house and formal gardensHistoric site4.7 km→🌱St Oswald's ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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