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The Spinney

7 ha

📷 Dani · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.81076, -1.16361

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Lapwing
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Lapwing, Teal +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Lapwing, Teal +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Islip-HortonCycling route
Named routeXcn
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
North East Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef NELocal cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2bCycling route
Named routeRef 2bLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Roman Roadbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields behind Beckley Park

📷 Dani · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields behind Beckley Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Millennium GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Islip Roman villa, 300m east of Hillside FarmHistoric site4.5 km→✦Two sections of a Roman road on Ot MoorHistoric site900 m→⛪St Barnabas's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🌱Woodeaton Manor House Walled GardenUrban park4.6 km→

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