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Spinnel Wood

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome45 ha

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Navelwort, Bluebell, Sticky Mouse-ear +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Elder, Common Nettle +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Small White +100 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Small White +100 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Rhododendron Bristlebud, Brithdegyll Wyffurf · last seen 2024; Fungi — Rhododendron Bristlebud, Brithdegyll Wyffurf · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

hodnet-market draytonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route150 m

Named routeRef 45Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route13.4 km

Named routeRef 45Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route726 m

Named routeRef 45Length 726 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,041 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,041 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

springsummer

2025

Pied Flycatcher · Redstart · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chiffchaff +24

Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
CootFulica atra2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2023

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2021

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · Rhyzobius litura +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2021
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2021

🌿

Plants87 species

springsummer

2025

Navelwort · Sticky Mouse-ear · Beech · Lesser Trefoil · Wood Avens +82

NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.2024
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2024
OakQuercus2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,041 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

springsummer

2025

Pied Flycatcher · Redstart · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chiffchaff +24

Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
MagpiePica pica2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
CootFulica atra2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2023

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2021

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · Rhyzobius litura +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2021
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2021

🌿

Plants87 species

springsummer

2025

Navelwort · Sticky Mouse-ear · Beech · Lesser Trefoil · Wood Avens +82

NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.2024
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2024
OakQuercus2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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