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The Spinney - Mixed woodland

1 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.85853, 1.15909

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️The Crown 60m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
New Town Roadpublic footpath · 152 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mPath type: residential
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 298 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 298 mPath type: unclassified
New Town Roadpublic footpath · 161 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 161 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
NCN 150Cycling route
Named routeRef 150National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route672 m
Named routeRef 150Length 672 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route245 m
Named routeRef 150Length 245 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route304 m
Named routeRef 150Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Vicarage Lanebridleway · 223 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 223 mPath type: residential
St Michael's Roadbridleway · 136 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 136 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House on High Street, Thorpe-le-Soken

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House on High Street, Thorpe-le-Soken

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Little Clacton Meadow Millennium GreenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Carisbrooke Avenue Playing FieldsUrban park5 km→✦THORPE HALLHistoric site800 m→✦Beaumont Quay, Hamford Water: a 19th century quay and lime kilnHistoric site2 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→🐄Brooklynne Farm ShopVisitor farm2.5 km→

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