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Mitley Spinney

8 ha

📷 Andy Carlson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.37140, -0.95422

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Blueish Veilwort, Even Scalewort +41 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Blueish Veilwort, Even Scalewort +41 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Peacock +27 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Peacock +27 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mushroom · last seen 2013; Fungi — Mushroom · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 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

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route204 m
Named routeRef 6Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mitley Spinney

📷 Andy Carlson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mitley Spinney

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✦Kelmarsh Gardens and ParklandHistoric site5 km→✦Kelmarsh medieval settlementHistoric site4.8 km→✦LAMPORT HALLHistoric site4.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hollowell Pocket ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Creaton Dog Walking ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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