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Oakley Spinney

✦ Ancient woodland80 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome80 ha

Getting here

52.08752, -0.91993

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug · last seen 2023; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grafton WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Grafton Waypublic footpath · 456 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 456 mPath type: footway
Grafton Waypublic footpath · 490 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 490 mPath type: path
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A5 northbound at Oakley spinney

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A5 northbound at Oakley spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wakefield Lodge ParkHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Pocket ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Moor End Castle moated site and fish pondHistoric site1.6 km→⛪St Nicholas ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪Potterspury Congregational ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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