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Slang Spinney

4 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.41293, -1.34956

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Green-veined White +56 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Green-veined White +56 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hyacinthoides, Bluebell, Fox-tail Feather-moss +7 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Hyacinthoides, Bluebell, Fox-tail Feather-moss +7 more · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

25 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
A Coventry WayWalking route
Named routeRef ACWListed length 40 miRegional 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
ACW Circular Walk 09Walking route
Named routeRef C09Listed length 14.5 kmLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Coombe Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Aftermath of landslip, Easenhall Cutting [4]

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Aftermath of landslip, Easenhall Cutting [4]

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦COMBE ABBEYHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Coombe Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️COOMBE ABBEYCountry park4.8 km→🌱Brinklow Playing FieldUrban park900 m→✦Brinklow CastleHistoric site500 m→✦Motte and bailey castle, 30m E of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site500 m→

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