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Steppington Spinney

4 ha

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.20759, -1.22086

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Kestrel, Pheasant +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Kestrel, Pheasant +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Wall-rue, Raspberry Bryum +25 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Heather, Wall-rue, Raspberry Bryum +25 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Peacock +17 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Peacock +17 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route343 m
Named routeRef 50Length 343 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 5.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 50Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route146 m
Named routeRef 50Length 146 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Charwelton-Great Central Railway

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Charwelton-Great Central Railway

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✦FAWSLEY HALLHistoric site3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Byfield War MemorialUrban park4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.1 km→✦Site of the medieval village, Cistercian Priory and post-Dissolution house and gardens of Lower Catesby, with associated ridge and furrowHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park3.3 km→

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